Configuring Network load Balance in first SharePoint Web Front End Server

Before we start load balancing make sure that we provide Static IP to the server. Please do not use DHCP. That is provide the IP to each server manually.

1. Select Start Menu
2. Select Administrator Tools
3. Click on Network Load Balancing Manager.
4. Right click on Network Load Balancing Clusters.
5. Click on New Cluster.
6. Enter Host name (That is your system name of the WFE1) in "New Cluster: Connect" window.
7. Click on Connect. if the host name is correct then you will see "Connected" in "Connection Status" you will be able to see the IP and name of the of the network under "Interfaces available for configuring a New Cluster".
8. Once IP and Name is displayed, Click on Next.
9. As this the first WFE, provide "Priority (unique Host Identifier)" as 1 and select Started in "Default State" under "Initial Host State" in "New Cluster: Host Parameters" window.
10. Click on Next.
11. Click on Add in "New Cluster: Cluster IP Addresses" window and select "Add IPV4 Address" and give a new IP address that is not used in any server or system yet.
12. Click on OK.
13. Click on Next.
14. Here in "New Cluster: Cluster Perameter" enter a "Full internet name" i.e. internet URL eg. "testloadbalance.local" that will be used later in Alternate Access mapping in SharePoint. In Alternate Access Mapping we will provide "http://testloadbalance.local".
15. Select Multicast in "Cluster Operation Mode".
16. Click on Next "New Cluster: Port Rules" you will be able to see the rules of the newly Created cluster..
17. Click on Finish.

Congratulations, your first web front end server is ready to accept the load through Network load balancing Manager.