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Product Support Article
Article ID: PSA100301
Using E-mail Management Server
2006
in a Clustered Environment
Table of Contents
1. How does E-mail
Management Server 2006 work?
2. How do you
set up E-mail Management Server 2006 in a clustered environment?
3. What is
modified on my server when E-mail Management Server 2006 is installed?
4. What
do I need to back up with respect to E-mail Management Server 2006 components?
5. How to restore E-mail
Management Server 2006
when a server fails
1. How does E-mail Management Server 2006 work?
E-mail Management Server 2006 removes attachments from the
exchange databases using MAPI. MADSolutions feels the safety
factor built into MAPI ensures the least amount of impact and
risk to a corporate messaging environment. Since E-mail
Management Server 2006 uses
MAPI to access the information stores, the exact location of the
data is not particularly relevant as the E-mail Management
Server 2005 service does not
require direct access to the database. The mailboxes and public
folders are logged into via a MAPI session.
2. How do
you set up E-mail Management Server 2006 in a clustered environment?
Run E-mail Management Server 2006 setup on the primary node of your cluster. This
should be an active node. In a clustered environment, the
service should only be installed on one server within the
cluster.
The E-mail Management Server 2006 service mailboxes should reside on one of the
databases on the same server.
3. What
is modified on my server when E-mail Management Server 2006 is installed?
The following items are modified on your server when
installing E-mail Management Server 2006:
- A file folder called "MADSolutions E-mail Management
Server 2006" is created in the root of the
hard drive that you select.
- A network share called "MADSolutions E-mail Management
Server 2006" is created that points to
the file folder that was created.
- A user account for each service is created in
the Active Directory under the "Microsoft Exchange System
Objects" container.
- An associated Exchange 2000 or 2003 mailbox is created for the
E-mail Management Server 2006
user accounts in the mailbox store that you select.
- The users that were created are given permission to logon as a
service on the server.
4.
What do I need to back up with respect to E-mail Management Server 2006 components?
The "MADSolutions E-mail Management Server 2006" folder should be backed up on a regular basis. If a failure
should occur, the E-mail Policies for E-mail Management Server 2005 can then be restored from
backup.
5. How to restore
E-mail Management Server 2006 when a server fails
- Create a new file folder called "MADSolutions E-mail
Management Server" on the new
server. Share this file folder as "MADSolutions E-mail
Management Server".
- Copy all of the files and folders from the previous "MADSolutions
E-mail Management Server"
share to the new share.
- In the MMC Console for E-mail Management Server 2006, install
the E-mail Management Server Services again.
You can install or reinstall the service at any time. You do not
have to remove the mailbox, user or service first. Your
configurations and log files will not be affected by installing
or uninstalling the service.
- If you ran the main setup for E-mail Management Server 2006 and you are administrating
the software through the MMC Console on the server, you will
need to run the main E-mail Management Server 2006 installation again. This will not
affect your E-mail Policies, log files or operation of the
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