NLB

Hi,

I don't have much experience with NLB. A customer of me wants to upgrade
from SMS 2003 SP2 to SP3.

The design looks like some Primary sites with the default MP and underneath
2 servers with each an assinged MP.

My question is what the impact will be for thease assinged MP's when
upgrading to SP3? I suppose I only need to install SP3 on the site sytems?
Do I need to do something with assigned MP roles regarding the SP upgrade?

Some advice would be very appreciated!

Thanks

Nico

I'm not an expert at MPs behind NLBs on SMS2003; I could stumble through in a
pinch. I know of several people who are though, but they hang out more over
on the myitforum forums: http://www.myitforum.com/forums/forumid_130/tt.htm
Perhaps you could re-post your question over there?

The one thing I have heard several times is along the lines of "MPs behind
NLBs are annoying because you have to tear down the NLB and rebuild it after
every upgrade". I know that statement definitely applied to when upgrading
SQL (Service Pack for example). And I suspect it also applied to a SP to
SMS2003 itself as well--but I'm not certain. So I encourage you to post on
Myitforum and hopefully someone with more in the trenches knowledge will be
able to answer definitively.

"Nico" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I don't have much experience with NLB. A customer of me wants to upgrade
> from SMS 2003 SP2 to SP3.
>
> The design looks like some Primary sites with the default MP and underneath
> 2 servers with each an assinged MP.
>
> My question is what the impact will be for thease assinged MP's when
> upgrading to SP3? I suppose I only need to install SP3 on the site sytems?
> Do I need to do something with assigned MP roles regarding the SP upgrade?
>
> Some advice would be very appreciated!
>
> Thanks
>
> Nico

Thanks Sherry for the tip.
I'll post over there.
That is indeed a huge impact! Hope you are mistaken :-)

Tnx

Nico

"Sherry Kissinger [MVP]" wrote:

> I'm not an expert at MPs behind NLBs on SMS2003; I could stumble through in a
> pinch. I know of several people who are though, but they hang out more over
> on the myitforum forums: http://www.myitforum.com/forums/forumid_130/tt.htm
> Perhaps you could re-post your question over there?
>
> The one thing I have heard several times is along the lines of "MPs behind
> NLBs are annoying because you have to tear down the NLB and rebuild it after
> every upgrade". I know that statement definitely applied to when upgrading
> SQL (Service Pack for example). And I suspect it also applied to a SP to
> SMS2003 itself as well--but I'm not certain. So I encourage you to post on
> Myitforum and hopefully someone with more in the trenches knowledge will be
> able to answer definitively.
>
> "Nico" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't have much experience with NLB. A customer of me wants to upgrade
> > from SMS 2003 SP2 to SP3.
> >
> > The design looks like some Primary sites with the default MP and underneath
> > 2 servers with each an assinged MP.
> >
> > My question is what the impact will be for thease assinged MP's when
> > upgrading to SP3? I suppose I only need to install SP3 on the site sytems?
> > Do I need to do something with assigned MP roles regarding the SP upgrade?
> >
> > Some advice would be very appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Nico