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Don_22992
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Dec 09, 2009

SMTP Load Balancing and Routing

I have two SMTP mail servers. I need to load balance them for an internal network, so that they may both send SMTP outbound. However, due to some application restrictions, I only want inbound SMTP to ...
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Don_22992
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Jan 14, 2010
Aaron,

 

 

Thanks for your tips; I have created a similar configuration and it is working well.

 

 

One question did come up. What are the pros/cons of using a "one arm" configuration for the virtual mail server?

 

 

I have it like so:

 

10.1.101.10smtp virtual server

 

with a pool consisting of:

 

10.1.101.11smtp node 1

 

10.1.101.12smtp node 2

 

 

Compare this to:

 

10.1.101.20smtp virtual server

 

with a pool consisting of two members:

 

10.1.202.21smtp node 1

 

10.1.202.22smtp node 2

 

 

If there is a preferred setup, why?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Don