Transcript layer 4 lb

Client Access Architecture
Nathan Winters
In association with:
For any given mailbox’s connectivity,
the user is always served by the
server that hosts the active
database copy
User
Layer 4LB
CAS
Each CAS determines the right end
point for the traffic, and so all
sessions – regardless of where they
started – end up in the same place
DAG
MBX-A
MBX-B
HTTP
HTTP
Load balancer
HTTP proxy
CAS
IIS
HTTP proxy
HTTP
SITE BOUNDARY
IIS
SITE BOUNDARY
CAS
Load balancer
HTTP
MBX
MBX
MBX
Protocol head
Protocol head
Protocol head
DB
DB
DB
Local proxy request
OWA cross-site redirect request
Cross-site proxy request
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/OUC-B317#fbid=nGCz34a0oXr
Clients
DNS
autodiscover.contoso.com
E2010 CAS
CAS 2010
handles
request
PROXY
E2010 MBX
Internet-facing site
PROXY
E2013 CAS
E2010 CAS
E2013 MBX
E2010 MBX
CAS 2010
handles
request
Intranet site
Clients
DNS
autodiscover.contoso.com
E2007 CAS
E2013 CAS
E2007 CAS
PROXY
E2007 MBX
E2013 MBX
Internet-facing site
MBX 2013
handles
request
E2007 MBX
Intranet site
Clients
RPC/HTTP
mail.contoso.com
RPC/HTTP
1. Enable Outlook Anywhere
E2010/E2007 CAS
Enable OA
Client Auth: Basic
IIS Auth:
E2013 CAS
PROXY
NTLM
Enable OA
Client Auth: Basic
IIS Auth: Basic
RPC
E2010/E2007 CAS
PROXY
Enable OA
Client Auth: Basic
IIS Auth:
NTLM
RPC
E2010/
E2007 MBX
Internet-facing site
E2013 MBX
E2010/
E2007 MBX
Intranet site
On intranet 2007/2010 servers
2. Client settings
Make 2007/2010 client settings
the same as 2013 Server (in this
case meaning OA hostname =
mail.contoso.com and client auth
= Basic)
3. IIS authentication methods
Must include NTLM
OWA
Same site
proxy request
E2010 CAS
mail.contoso.com
europe.mail.contoso.com
LAYER 4 LB
LAYER 7 LB
HTTP
PROXY
Auth 2013
logon page
E2013 CAS
RPC
E2010 MBX
HTTP
PROXY
E2010 CAS
single
Auth
sign on
Cross site
(sso)
2010redirect!!
logon
proxy request
newpage
in CU2!
RPC
E2013 MBX
Internet-facing site
E2010 MBX
Internet site
OWA
Legacy.mail.contoso.com
mail.contoso.com
europe.mail.contoso.com
LAYER 7 LB
LAYER 4 LB
LAYER 7 LB
E2007 CAS
Single sign
Auth
on (SSO)
2007 logon
redirect!!
page
New in CU2!
Auth 2013
logon page
E2013 CAS
RPC
E2007 MBX
HTTP
PROXY
E2007 CAS
Single sign
Auth
on (SSO)
2007 logon
redirect!!
page
New in CU2!
RPC
E2013 MBX
Internet-facing site
E2007 MBX
Intranet site
OWA
mail.contoso.com
europe.mail.contoso.com
LAYER 4 LB
LAYER 4 LB
Auth 2013
logon page
E2013 CAS
E2013 CAS
E2013 MBX
E2013 MBX
Internet-facing site
Single sign
on (SSO)
redirect!!
New in CU2!
Internet-facing site
OWA
mail.contoso.com
mail.contoso.com
LAYER 4 LB
LAYER 4 LB
Auth 2013
logon page
E2013 CAS
E2013 MBX
Internet-facing site
E2013 CAS
HTTP
PROXY
E2013 MBX
Internet-facing site
EAS
Same site
proxy request
mail.contoso.com
europe.mail.contoso.com
LAYER 4 LB
LAYER 7 LB
HTTP
PROXY
HTTP
PROXY
Cross site
proxy request
E2010 CAS
E2013 CAS
E2010 CAS
E2010 MBX
E2013 MBX
E2010 MBX
Internet-facing site
Intranet site
EAS
legacy.mail.contoso.com
mail.contoso.com
europe.mail.contoso.com
LAYER 7 LB
LAYER 4 LB
LAYER 7 LB
E2007 CAS
E2013 CAS
E2007 CAS
E2007 MBX
E2013 MBX
E2007 MBX
Internet-facing site
Intranet site
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