Configuring Network Load Balancing

ID: Q240997

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SUMMARY

This article describes how to enable and configure Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Datacenter Server.


MORE INFORMATION

To configure NLB in Windows 2000:

  1. If Network Load Balancing is enabled, skip to step 2. If not:


    1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial-up Connections.


    2. Right-click the interface that should act as the virtual adapter, and then click Properties.


    3. Click to select the Network Load Balancing check box.


  2. Click the Network Load Balancing component, and then click Properties.


  3. Type your cluster-specific data on the Cluster Parameters, Host Parameters, and Port Rules tabs. For example, in the Primary IP Address box, type the IP address you want the cluster to load balance (also known as the virtual IP address, or VIP). (To receive information about the data to be entered in any box, click the question mark button in the top-right corner of the window, and then click the appropriate field. When you are finished, click OK.)


  4. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. Type the virtual IP address in the IP Address box by first clicking Use the following IP address. If the interface already has an IP address that differs from the virtual IP address, click Advanced, and then add the virtual IP address in the IP Addresses box on the IP Settings tab.


For more detailed information about configuring load balancing settings in general, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q198496 How to Configure WLBS Port Rules
For more detailed information about load balancing settings for specific configurations, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q219285 Load Balancing FTP with WLBS
Q232141 Load Balancing Telnet with WLBS
Q219277 Load Balancing HTTP with WLBS
Q203597 Load Balancing PPTP with WLBS
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q240993 Network Load Balancing Does Not Have a Virtual Network Adapter

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbnetwork
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: December 29, 1999
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