configuring multihomed server
I would like to know if you need to have RRAS services installed and/
or a configured routing table if a Windows Server 2003
server is multihomed. Is it possible to just use 2 or more network
adapters on the
server without the server having to be configured as a router? Any
help or links to documents about this would be most appreciated.
Re: configuring multihomed server
I needed to configure my two DC's (which already had back-end nic's installed but weren't connected to anything) to talk to my new SAN. First attempt failed as I forgot about the preliminary steps needed to prevent them from causing havoc with AD and DNS. So I had a little havoc going on.
Your info was helpful but ultimately I followed the steps outlined here to configure the NIC's and simply scoured my DNS (based on your info) which was already configured to listen on specific interfaces, for any references to the back-end nics and all is fine.
I now have two multihomed DC's talking to my SAN (via the storage LAN) and User LAN without issues.
I also want to say that there are times when a multihomed DC is unavoidable, such as in my case where I inherited a network with a DC running Exchange which is low on drive space. Ultimately it is easier to configure a set of back-end NICS and connect it to the SAN and move the Store rather than stand up another server and move the Exchange installation. I am currently in the process of virtualizing and will correct these faux pas' as I go but I gotta keep the hamsters runnin' for now.