NLB: Windows Installation and Configuration 2012R2 / 2016 – Network Load Balancing

Configuration in Multicast mode

Contents

Multicast mode makes it possible to use hosts with only one network card and broadcast on the network.

Cluster creation

1. From the console, right-click Network Load Balancing Cluster 1 and click New Cluster 2 .

add cluster nlb

2. Enter the ip of node 1 and click on Connection 2 .

ip server

3. Once connected, select interface 1 and click Next 2 .

Select network card

4. Click Next 1 .

parameters of the host

5. Click Add 1 to declare the IP address of the cluster.

add IP

6. Enter the IP address 1 with the subnet mask 2 and click OK 3 .

Configuring the IP address

7. The added IP address 1 , click Next 2 .

IP added

8. Enter the DNS name of cluster 1 , select Multicast mode 2 and click Next 3 .

Cluster Configuration

9. Configure port, by default all traffic is listened to. Click Finish 1 to create the cluster.

End of the cluster configuration

10. Wait while creating and configuring the NLB cluster.

Creation in progress

11. The cluster is created and the active node 1 .

Cluster created