Installing Network Load Balancing Clusters
Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Load Balancing (NLB) enhances the availability and scalability of Commerce Server applications. By combining the resources of two or more Web servers into a single load-balancing cluster, you can deliver a more reliable Web site.
Each server runs separate copies of your Commerce Server applications. NLB balances the workload among each server by allowing the group of them to be addressed by the same set of cluster Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
You can install NLB by using any of the following programs:
Microsoft Application Center 2000
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
For information about installing NLB, including hardware requirements, see the documentation for the product you will use for the installation.