As already defined in previous post please make sure that we provide Static IP to the server. Please do not use DHCP. That is provide the IP to each server manually.
- Select Start Menu
- Select Administrator Tools
- Click on Network Load Balancing Manager.
- Right click on Network Load Balancing Clusters.
- Click on Connect to Existing.
- Enter Host name (The IP address we provided in previous post for load balancing) in "Connect to Existing: Connect" window.
- Click on Connect. if the host name is correct then you will see "Connected" in "Connection Status" you will be able to see the Interface IP, name and Cluster name of the network load balance under "Interfaces available for configuring a New Cluster".
- Once IP and Name is displayed, Click on Finish.
- You will now see the server name of WFE1 listed under your "Network Load Balancing Clusters" of "Network Load Balancing Manager". Right-click on the server name and Select "Add Host to Cluster".
- Enter Host name (this will be your current server name the new wfe) in "Add Host to Cluster: Connect" window.
- Click on Connect. if the host name is correct then you will see "Connected" in "Connection Status" you will be able to see the Interface IP, name and Cluster name of the network load balance under "Interfaces available for configuring a New Cluster".
- Once IP and Name is displayed, Click on Next.
- As this the other WFE, provide "Priority (unique Host Identifier)" as 2 (and so on for other wfe's it should be unique) and select Started in "Default State" under "Initial Host State" in "Add host to Cluster: Host Parameters" window.
- Click on Next "Add host to Cluster: Port Rules" you will be able to see the rules of the newly Created cluster..
- Click on Finish.
Now In the Network Load Balancing Manager window, you will see the server names for WFE1 and all other WFEs listed.
Congratulations, your new web front end server is ready to accept the load through Network load balancing Manager.
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