touchring Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Hi, I'm posed a question in my study course for Active Directory and hope someone can help me.Assuming the following:SMTP Mail Server AName: mailserver1.domain.comIP Address: 192.168.0.10SMTP Mail Server BName: mailserver2.domain.comIP Address: 192.168.0.11Mail Server A is the primary server, while Mail Server B is the secondary mail server. My users will send emails that find their way to SMTP Mail Server A by using the recipient format: emailusername@mailserver1.domain.com.In the event that SMTP Mail Server A goes down, I want SMTP Mail Server B to replace SMTP Mail Server A. This should be done by a VB or C++ program (written by me) that runs on SMTP Mail Server B.I figure that I can do this by just changing the computer name on Mail Server B from mailserver2.domain.com to mailserver1.domain.com, or should I change IP address instead? Will this pose a problem to AD authentication or registration? What happens if Mail Server A recovers?Will appreciate any pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizban2 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 wouldn't it be easier to do network load balancing across the 2 servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchring Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 wouldn't it be easier to do network load balancing across the 2 servers?Thanks. Using what method or software? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 This probably falls under rule 2.c, although the answer is in MX records. That's your hint - good luck in your studies .[Closed]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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