Introduction to Exchange 2003 HTTPMon
HTTPMon has been around for a while. This pages explains how to setup and install HTTPMon. Get your copy from the Windows Server Resource Kit.
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HTTPMon is not a pure Exchange 2003 utility. In fact HTTPMon's main job is to target IIS's Web sites. The link is that Exchange uses IIS, particularly for OWA (Outlook Web Access).
The most likely reason for installing HTTPMon is to troubleshoot problems with OWA, particularly with a network load balancing a cluster.
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HTTPMon is setup from the \apps\httpmon folder of the Windows (not Exchange) Server Resource Kit. Next HTTPMon is a bit quirky, you run the Configuration Manager to configure the service.
The information to add is the name of your Exchange Organization, and the OWA servers that you wish to monitor.
I have never got any joy from HTTPMon, perhaps I should have persevered,
perhaps I should have got it 'hooked up' to SQL. Another reason I have not got the best out of HTTPMon is that I have not tested it in a NLB cluster.
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Mission to configure HTTPMon to check connections in a NLB (Network Load Balancing Cluster).
Stage 1 - Setting up Monitoring with HTTPMon
1. Right-click Global Settings, and then click Properties.
2. Under Source Server Computername, and the name of your NLB_Cluster.
3.
EnableSingleIP, click TRUE, Stage 2 - Adding a Cluster to HTTPMon
1. Right-click Web Clusters, click Add cluster 2. click the Cluster tab. Under Cluster name, type NLB_Cluster.
3. In the Single IP Settings section, Configure Virtual IP: Virtual IP
Port: 2504
Password: password
Waterlevel: leave this field blank Stage 3 Adding your Servers to the Cluster
1. On the Web Clusters dialog box, right-click NLB_Cluster, click Add Server..., and then click the Server tab.
2. For Server name, type YourServerName, and then under Accessed by, enter the
following values, and then click OK:
IP Address: YourServerName's Dedicated Network card
Host Name: YourServerName's host name.
NOTE: The Host Name field relies DNS
3. Repeat for each
server in your NLB_cluster.
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HTTPMon may not be the most exiting tool in the Windows Resource Kit, however it may be your answer for troubleshooting OWA in a NLB cluster.
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