MaximumConnectionDescriptors

Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

MaximumConnectionDescriptors specifies the total number of active (concurrent) connections allowed on a node.

Note

Change this value only when an event log message instructs you to do so.

Note

To enable this Network Load Balancing setting, the NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer package must be enabled in the Windows® image you are installing. To do this, use Windows System Image Manager to add the Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package to your answer file, and then configure the NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer package to enable it. For more information about adding and configuring packages, see the Windows® Assessment and Deployment (Windows ADK) Technical Reference.

Values

Value

Specifies the total number of active (concurrent) connections allowed on a node. The default value is 262144. The minimum is 1. The Maximum is 1048576..

Valid Passes

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core | Clusters | Cluster | MaximumConnectionDescriptors

Applies To

For a list of the supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to specify the total number of active (concurrent) connections allowed on a node.

<MaximumConnectionDescriptors>262144</MaximumConnectionDescriptors>

See Also

Concepts

Cluster