SMTP connector in Exchange 2003

jgiang · Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

Can someone please help me out with this question regarding the SMTP
connector on exchange 2003 cluster.

I have setup 2 exchange servers one of them called "Batman" and the
second exchange called "Robin". We then cluster the two exchange
servers together to form a "Hulk" cluster exchange.

How do I create or setup an Internet SMTP connector on exchange
cluster? Please walk me thru.

I also want to enable RPC over http as well as enable OWA over SSL.
How do I do this and which server should I work on. I know how to
setup OWA and connector in a non-cluster environment but not the
cluster one.

Thanks,
Jim

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jgiang · Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

BTW, "Batman" and "Robin" never have a "Internet Mail SMTP Connector"
so is "Hulk".
"Internet Mail Wizard" was never ran before "Batman" and "Robin" form
a cluster.

On Feb 14, 4:19 pm, jgi...@metabolon.com wrote:
> Can someone please help me out with this question regarding the SMTP
> connector on exchange 2003 cluster.
>
> I have setup 2 exchange servers one of them called "Batman" and the
> second exchange called "Robin". We then cluster the two exchange
> servers together to form a "Hulk" cluster exchange.
>
> How do I create or setup an Internet SMTP connector on exchange
> cluster? Please walk me thru.
>
> I also want to enable RPC over http as well as enable OWA over SSL.
> How do I do this and which server should I work on. I know how to
> setup OWA and connector in a non-cluster environment but not the
> cluster one.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

Bharat Suneja [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1043

The server you work on doesn't matter - the changes you make happen on the
EVS.
Setup a SMTP Connector for address space *.
Add the EVS (or any other Exchange server that's running SMTP and part of
same Exchange Org) as Bridgehead.
If using direct delivery (using DNS MX lookups), you don't need to do
anything else.
If using a non-Exchange MTA residing on internal or perimeter network, or
your ISP or other service provider, to send outbound, add those hosts as
smarthosts - use fqdns (preferable) or IP addresses of those hosts. If using
IP addresses, they need to be enclosed in square brackets -
[1.2.3.4],[5.6.7.8].

--
Bharat Suneja
MVP - Exchange
www.zenprise.com
NEW blog location:
exchangepedia.com/blog
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> Can someone please help me out with this question regarding the SMTP
> connector on exchange 2003 cluster.
>
> I have setup 2 exchange servers one of them called "Batman" and the
> second exchange called "Robin". We then cluster the two exchange
> servers together to form a "Hulk" cluster exchange.
>
> How do I create or setup an Internet SMTP connector on exchange
> cluster? Please walk me thru.
>
> I also want to enable RPC over http as well as enable OWA over SSL.
> How do I do this and which server should I work on. I know how to
> setup OWA and connector in a non-cluster environment but not the
> cluster one.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

jgiang · Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

if it does not matter which server then I just go ahead and run
"Internet Mail SMTP Connector" on both physical servers "batman" and
"robin"
or I should only run "Internet Mail SMTP Connector" on one server
only?
there is no static DNS MX lookups. we have dedicated IP for msx with
reverse DNS for our mx record. all servers lookup dns via internal AD
to resolve ip/name

with that said do i have to use ISP or other service provider, to send
outbound, add those hosts as smarthosts? and where exactly to enter
it.

thanks,
Jim

On Feb 14, 5:56 pm, "Bharat Suneja [MVP]" wrote:
> The server you work on doesn't matter - the changes you make happen on the
> EVS.
> Setup a SMTP Connector for address space *.
> Add the EVS (or any other Exchange server that's running SMTP and part of
> same Exchange Org) as Bridgehead.
> If using direct delivery (using DNS MX lookups), you don't need to do
> anything else.
> If using a non-Exchange MTA residing on internal or perimeter network, or
> your ISP or other service provider, to send outbound, add those hosts as
> smarthosts - use fqdns (preferable) or IP addresses of those hosts. If using
> IP addresses, they need to be enclosed in square brackets -
> [1.2.3.4],[5.6.7.8].
>
> --
> Bharat Suneja
> MVP - Exchangewww.zenprise.com
> NEW blog location:
> exchangepedia.com/blog
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> > Can someone please help me out with this question regarding the SMTP
> > connector on exchange 2003 cluster.
>
> > I have setup 2 exchange servers one of them called "Batman" and the
> > second exchange called "Robin". We then cluster the two exchange
> > servers together to form a "Hulk" cluster exchange.
>
> > How do I create or setup an Internet SMTP connector on exchange
> > cluster? Please walk me thru.
>
> > I also want to enable RPC over http as well as enable OWA over SSL.
> > How do I do this and which server should I work on. I know how to
> > setup OWA and connector in a non-cluster environment but not the
> > cluster one.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Jim- Hide quoted text -
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