Installing and configuring a multiserver BizTalk environment

For BizTalk Administrators that are used for single server deployments, installing BizTalk in a multiserver environment can lead to some confusion. Many BizTalk resources are familiar with setting up a single node environment, such as a local desktop. Introducing multiple nodes may include complex infrastructure components, such as Clustering and Load Balancing. The following sections will reduce some of this confusion and give you insight into some of the decisions that you need to make while building a multiserver environment.

High Availability

Every BizTalk Server that you would like to participate in this BizTalk Group requires the BizTalk Runtime to be installed. Each of these BizTalk Servers will also require the Enterprise Single Sign-on Service to be installed and configured. As a result, we need to designate a Master Secret Server, preferably the one that provides redundancy through Microsoft Windows Clustering. It is generally...