PS2003 and clustering

[Gregg]

Hi,

Is PS2003 ok to be installed in a server2003 cluster enviroment?
If so, is their anythng I should watch out for.

thanks,
Gregg

[Yorick]

It depends what kind of cluster you mean. Windows offers two kinds of
clustering:
- Fail-over clustering (only available in Enterprise Edition)
- Load balancing clustering (Available in all versions)

Using fail-over clustering to get higher availability is not the best
option. I am not sure, but I don't think Sharepoint even supports this option.
It is better to use load balancing clustering. In that case you build two or
more front-end (web) servers which you configure as a load balancing cluster.

For more information:
- WSS Network and Load Balancing desig
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cb0d258f-2815-4af6-bb6d-d6ac20b34173&displaylang=en
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011727141033.aspx
- Description of an alternative topology for SharePoint Portal Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;887164
- Deploying Medium and Large SPS Server Farms
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/reskit/c1261881x.mspx

Hope this information helps you out.

Regards,

Yorick

Post by Gregg
Hi,
Is PS2003 ok to be installed in a server2003 cluster enviroment?
If so, is their anythng I should watch out for.
thanks,
Gregg

[Gregg]

Thanks for the info Yorick. One more question

If you would clarify one thing for me. When you say you don't think
sharepoint supports it.
Do you mean sharepoint or sharepoint portal server? I don't think
sharepoint supports clustering. But how about portal server?

Thanks

Post by Yorick
It depends what kind of cluster you mean. Windows offers two kinds of
- Fail-over clustering (only available in Enterprise Edition)
- Load balancing clustering (Available in all versions)
Using fail-over clustering to get higher availability is not the best
option. I am not sure, but I don't think Sharepoint even supports this option.
It is better to use load balancing clustering. In that case you build two or
more front-end (web) servers which you configure as a load balancing cluster.
- WSS Network and Load Balancing design
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cb0d258f-2815-4af6-bb6d-d6ac20b34173&displaylang=en
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011727141033.aspx
- Description of an alternative topology for SharePoint Portal Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;887164
- Deploying Medium and Large SPS Server Farms
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/reskit/c1261881x.mspx
Hope this information helps you out.
Regards,
Yorick

Post by Gregg
Hi,
Is PS2003 ok to be installed in a server2003 cluster enviroment?
If so, is their anythng I should watch out for.
thanks,
Gregg