Do I need to install the zimbra proxy?

[brm]

Folks,

We are running a test installation of the Open Source version of Zimbra 5.0 GA here on OpenSuSE 10.2. Our setup is as follows:

ztest0 - runs everything except LDAP & Proxy
ztest1 - runs everything except LDAP & Proxy
ztest2 - runs only LDAP & Logger, creates the domain "ztest"

My specific user account resides on ztest0. Sometimes when I connect via IMAP to "ztest" I connect to ztest1, where my account does not reside, and therefore I get an error saying my credentials are invalid. I have to keep attempting to reconnect until my IMAP client finally sends me back over to ztest0.

Is this something I should have installed the zimbra-proxy for to correct?

[Klug]

Installing zimbra-proxy on another server (and getting your users to connect to this other server) should fix the problem.

The proxy will automagically connect the "correct" server depending on user.

[brm]

Klug,

Thanks for the reply. I just want to make sure I clearly understand something because I think I'm a little confused.

Given my previous configuration that I laid out:

ztest0 - everything except LDAP & Proxy
ztest1 - everything except LDAP & Proxy
ztest2 - only LDAP, Logger, creates the domain "ztest"

Should I be installing proxy on ztest2? Can I install it on another machine I have? ztest3?


If/when I install on ztest3 I get:

DNS ERROR resolving MX for ztest3.acns.msu.edu
It is suggested that the domain name have an MX record configured in DNS
Change domain name? [Yes]

Should I be telling it to change the domain name to ztest? Because that is the domain that I want people to connect to. (Also, oddly, the box ztest3 does have an MX record, but then again I received that error on every single box that I installed Zimbra software on, *shrug*)

Do I need to go back in and put zimbra-proxy on ztest0 and ztest1???


Thanks again for your previous response.