Re: Network Load Balancing NLB on Server 2003 with Cisco Switch

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From: Marc Reynolds [MSFT] (marcrey_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:14:53 -0600

First off you don't need to connect the two server together with a cross
over cable. NLB sends it heartbeat packets across the load balanced
interface.

> Question, which of the above NIC's do I check off "Network Load Balancing"
in network properties?
The public interface

> Question, when starting NLB Manager, which IP of the other server do I try
to connect to to add a cluster member?
The public interface

> Question, do I need to run NLB Manager on the other server as well after
the first one is configured?
You don't need to, but you can.

> Question, is the configuration saved after a reboot?
yes

If you are only going to use a single interface on each node, you need to
add an IP address as the "dedicated" IP on each node. The dedicated IP is
bound to the load balanced interface, but is not load balanced. 

-- 
Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support
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"VMC" <vmcspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:3AD3A2B0-1052-419E-99B2-0629A7C34583@microsoft.com...
> I have a similar environment, that I can't find documentation on how to
setup:
>
> Two servers in a DMZ, both have dual NICS in each.
> Server 1 -NIC1 - Public IP
> Server 1 -NIC2 - 192.168.1.1 Private IP with Cross-Over into Server 2
>
> Server 2 - NIC1 - Publlic IP
> Server 2 - NIC2 - 192.168.1.2 Private IP with Cross-Over into Server 1
>
> Question, which of the above NIC's do I check off "Network Load Balancing"
in network properties?
> Question, when starting NLB Manager, which IP of the other server do I try
to connect to to add a cluster member?
> Question, do I need to run NLB Manager on the other server as well after
the first one is configured?
> Question, is the configuration saved after a reboot?
>
>
> Thanks!

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