In my previous post I discussed Exchange 2010 load balancing principles briefly (I need to leave some additional stuff for my MEC presentation) and how to setup a Kemp LoadMaster in a single-arm configuration. In this 2nd (and final) blog post I’ll show you how to configure Virtual Services for OWA 2010 and MAPI (Outlook clients).

Create a new Virtual Service for OWA

To create a new Virtual Service expand the Virtual Services and click Add New to open the wizard and fill in the necessary options like the IP Address of the new virtual service, the accompanying port number and give the service a nickname. In the Use Template option you can select a predefined template for the service. The advantage of using a template is of course that all options are filled in by Kemp, optimized specifically for the LoadMaster. Since we’re creating an OWA service select the Exchange HTTPS Offloaded template and click the Add this Virtual Service button.

In this example the Client Access Servers are configured with SSL offloading. The clients connect to the LoadMaster using SSL, the LoadMaster in turn connects just on port 80. For more information on how to configure SSL offloading in Exchange Server 2010 please check this blog post: http://www.jaapwesselius.com/2012/06/10/ssl-offloading-with-powershell/

Figure 1. Select a preconfigured template to use when creating a new Virtual Service.

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