Checklist: Getting Started with Network Load Balancing

Article
11/17/2009

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

Use the following checklist to get started with Network Load Balancing (NLB).

Task	References
Install NLB.	Installing Network Load Balancing
Use NLB Manager to create NLB clusters.	Create a New Network Load Balancing Cluster
Configure host parameters, cluster parameters, and port rules.	Create a New Network Load Balancing Cluster Network Load Balancing Manager Properties Setting Network Load Balancing Parameters
Add hosts to the NLB cluster.	Add a Host to the Network Load Balancing Cluster
Maintain the proper control of hosts on your NLB clusters.	Stop or Start Handling Network Load Balancing Cluster Traffic Suspend or Resume Network Load Balancing Disable or Enable All Network Load Balancing Traffic Handling for Specific Ports Disable New Network Load Balancing Traffic Handling for Specific Ports

Additional considerations

When you are using NLB Manager, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the host that you are configuring, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If you are configuring a cluster or host by running NLB Manager from a computer that is not part of the cluster, you do not have to be a member of the Administrators group on that computer.

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