How to create a failover: 2003 Enterprise server - IIS 6.0 - IPv6
Can anyone tell me step-by-step or point me to a resource that can walk me through setting up a failover for a website.
Here is what I am trying to accomplish:
(1) If and when server 1 goes down where webpage 1 is located; redirct to Server 2 and land on the backup copy I have created.
(2) I want to redirect from one server to another, only, in the event my primary server goes down
(3) when the server is back up I want it to automatically redirect to the main server again.
**** Based on my research this is possible and I found documentation here:
This link here I thought was very close, however, we have IPv6 & not IPv4.
Can anyone point me to a document like this one?
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&rlz=1R2ADFA_enUS436&sa=X&ei=2Ct6TsCeH-mtsQKN1P27Aw&ved=0CBYQBSgA&q=Create+a+failover+in+IIS+6.0&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=b56c7768dbc8db3d&biw=1311&bih=504
September 21st, 2011 9:25pm
Hello,
consider asking them here for IIS: http://forums.iis.net/
For IPv6: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ipv6/threads
This
posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.
Microsoft Student
Partner 2010 / 2011
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator:
Security
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer:
Security
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist:
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist:
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist:
Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist:
Windows 7, Configuring
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise
Administrator
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator
Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
September 21st, 2011 11:28pm
You also will have to consider thinking 1 level up at the networking layer, it is possible with devices such as F5's to accomplish this task, or by simply changing you DNS record to point to the second location of your server. You can also accomplish
this with wieghted DNS records or round robin on the network routers.:P Advice offered, If you need more help it is advised to seek the council and advice of paid professionals. The answer is always 42, or reboot.
September 21st, 2011 11:56pm