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Discussion in 'Windows Home Server' started by Gorge Lucas, May 1, 2009.

  1. Gorge Lucas

    Gorge Lucas Guest

    Hi guys,

    I'd appreciate some help with a problem I have.

    It's a web based application. So its being accessed via one IP. I need it so
    if one of these boxes at each site is down, it will redirect to the other. I
    am having a hard time figuring out how to do this simply. I could cluster
    the boxes, but, the client does not have the money. Likewise for something
    like vmware.

    I have two sites. At both sites are two windows 2003 64bit machines with
    tomcat and ms sql 2005 installed. These sites replicate to each other. They
    both run a custom application. I was going to use the basic cluster app in
    Windows 2003 to provide some simple failover. However, the problem I am
    faced with is that if the internet connection goes down, the windows box
    that hosts the clustered ip will not be available. Is there any simple way
    to re work this solution?

    Any info would be very helpful.

    - Thanks
     
  2. Marcin

    Marcin Guest

    George,
    have you considered a network load balancing solution (e.g. Microsoft NLB)?
    You can find more info at
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786264.aspx

    hth
    Marcin

    "Gorge Lucas" <gorge@gorge.com> wrote in message
    news:OgtIq8pyJHA.2656@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    > Hi guys,
    >
    > I'd appreciate some help with a problem I have.
    >
    > It's a web based application. So its being accessed via one IP. I need it
    > so
    > if one of these boxes at each site is down, it will redirect to the other.
    > I
    > am having a hard time figuring out how to do this simply. I could cluster
    > the boxes, but, the client does not have the money. Likewise for something
    > like vmware.
    >
    > I have two sites. At both sites are two windows 2003 64bit machines with
    > tomcat and ms sql 2005 installed. These sites replicate to each other.
    > They
    > both run a custom application. I was going to use the basic cluster app in
    > Windows 2003 to provide some simple failover. However, the problem I am
    > faced with is that if the internet connection goes down, the windows box
    > that hosts the clustered ip will not be available. Is there any simple way
    > to re work this solution?
    >
    > Any info would be very helpful.
    >
    > - Thanks
    >
    >
    >
     
  3. Marcin

    Marcin Guest

    George - you might want to also review the info provided in
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776465.aspx

    hth
    Marcin

    "Marcin" <marcin@community.nospam> wrote in message
    news:ukXtY%23qyJHA.3476@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    > George,
    > have you considered a network load balancing solution (e.g. Microsoft
    > NLB)? You can find more info at
    > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786264.aspx
    >
    > hth
    > Marcin
    >
    > "Gorge Lucas" <gorge@gorge.com> wrote in message
    > news:OgtIq8pyJHA.2656@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi guys,
    >>
    >> I'd appreciate some help with a problem I have.
    >>
    >> It's a web based application. So its being accessed via one IP. I need it
    >> so
    >> if one of these boxes at each site is down, it will redirect to the
    >> other. I
    >> am having a hard time figuring out how to do this simply. I could cluster
    >> the boxes, but, the client does not have the money. Likewise for
    >> something
    >> like vmware.
    >>
    >> I have two sites. At both sites are two windows 2003 64bit machines with
    >> tomcat and ms sql 2005 installed. These sites replicate to each other.
    >> They
    >> both run a custom application. I was going to use the basic cluster app
    >> in
    >> Windows 2003 to provide some simple failover. However, the problem I am
    >> faced with is that if the internet connection goes down, the windows box
    >> that hosts the clustered ip will not be available. Is there any simple
    >> way
    >> to re work this solution?
    >>
    >> Any info would be very helpful.
    >>
    >> - Thanks
    >>
    >>
    >>

    >
    >
     
  4. Gorge Lucas

    Gorge Lucas Guest

    Thanks, i'll have a read through that.

    "Marcin" <marcin@community.nospam> wrote in message
    news:%23BPgWCryJHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
    > George - you might want to also review the info provided in
    > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776465.aspx
    >
    > hth
    > Marcin
    >
    > "Marcin" <marcin@community.nospam> wrote in message
    > news:ukXtY%23qyJHA.3476@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    >> George,
    >> have you considered a network load balancing solution (e.g. Microsoft
    >> NLB)? You can find more info at
    >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786264.aspx
    >>
    >> hth
    >> Marcin
    >>
    >> "Gorge Lucas" <gorge@gorge.com> wrote in message
    >> news:OgtIq8pyJHA.2656@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    >>> Hi guys,
    >>>
    >>> I'd appreciate some help with a problem I have.
    >>>
    >>> It's a web based application. So its being accessed via one IP. I need
    >>> it so
    >>> if one of these boxes at each site is down, it will redirect to the
    >>> other. I
    >>> am having a hard time figuring out how to do this simply. I could
    >>> cluster
    >>> the boxes, but, the client does not have the money. Likewise for
    >>> something
    >>> like vmware.
    >>>
    >>> I have two sites. At both sites are two windows 2003 64bit machines with
    >>> tomcat and ms sql 2005 installed. These sites replicate to each other.
    >>> They
    >>> both run a custom application. I was going to use the basic cluster app
    >>> in
    >>> Windows 2003 to provide some simple failover. However, the problem I am
    >>> faced with is that if the internet connection goes down, the windows box
    >>> that hosts the clustered ip will not be available. Is there any simple
    >>> way
    >>> to re work this solution?
    >>>
    >>> Any info would be very helpful.
    >>>
    >>> - Thanks
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>

    >>
    >>

    >
    >
     

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