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F5 solution for Microsoft Exchange

F5 solution for Microsoft Exchange. What’s new in Exchange Server 2010?. HWLB for highest availability. Elevation of Client Access Server (CAS) role All client connections, regardless of protocol, are with CAS servers CAS servers rely on ADC for high-availability

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F5 solution for Microsoft Exchange

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  1. F5 solution for Microsoft Exchange

  2. What’s new in Exchange Server 2010? HWLB for highest availability • Elevation of Client Access Server (CAS) role • All client connections, regardless of protocol, are with CAS servers • CAS servers rely on ADC for high-availability • Microsoft recommends hardware load balancing for every Exchange 2010 deployment • ADC recommended over NLB • Includes multi-role Exchange server installations • Includes installations with Microsoft clustering services All clients need BIG-IP Technical white paper on the MS internal Exchange design: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff829232.aspx

  3. The F5 Solution for Exchange Server 2010 • High-availability and superior user response • Site resilience • Pre-authentication of users in network perimeter • SPAM filtering and web client security

  4. F5 Solution for Exchange Server 2010 A C B D

  5. Multi-datacenter considerations • Multiple datacenters provides additional options for redundancy and load-balancing • Load-balancing and Failover across locations • DNS management • Secure, accelerated application data synchronization • Seamless integration with systems management tools • Key enabling functionality • BIG-IP LTM – GTM communication • iSessions • iControl • F5 PRO-Enabled Management Pack

  6. Summary • Highest availability through intelligent, hardware-based load-balancing of client connections to CAS servers • Dramatically increased server processing power through off-loading of SSL, caching, compression and client connection isolation. • F5 enables cross-site availability and resilience • Pre-authenticate users in the perimeter network • F5 devices can be controlled using PowerShell and Management Packs

  7. Exchange related resources • F5 Solution page for Exchange Server • http://www.f5.com/solutions/microsoft/exchange • F5 Deployment Guide for Exchange Server 2010 • http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/f5-exchange-2010-dg.pdf • Technical white paper by Microsoft on their internal deployment • Load-balancing requirements from TechNet • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff625247.aspx • F5 developer/IT admin user community • http://devcentral.f5.com/microsoft

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