Specifications

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Chapter 10 Configuration for Clustering
! Primary!IP!Address:!Address!for!the!cluster!as!a!whole.!This!is!the!address!
that!the!clients!will!use!to!access!the!cluster.
! Subnet!Mask:!Subnet!mask!of!the!network!to!which!the!above!address!
belongs.
! Multicast:!Check!this!box!to!enable!multicast!mode.!
! Refer!to!Network!Load!Balancing!Help!for!the!remaining!options.
11 Click!OK!to!return!to!the!Local!Area!Connection!Properties!dialog!box.!
12 Click!OK!again!to!return!to!the!Local!Area!Connection!Status!dialog!box.!
13 Right‐click!the!local!area!connection!on!which!Network!Load!Balancing!is!to!be!
installed,!and!
click!Properties.!
14 Select!Internet!Protocol!(TCP/IP),!and!click!Properties.!
15 Set!up!TCP/IP!for!Network!Load!Balancing.!
For!more!information!and!links,!see!Related!Topics!in!the!Network!Load!Balancing!
Help.!
16 Repeat!these!steps!on!each!host!to!be!used!in!your!Network!Load!Balancing!cluster .
Repeat!this!procedure!for!each!node
!that!will!join!the!cluster.
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OTE All!members!of!the!cluster!must!use!the!same!setting!for!this!option.!When!
you!enable!multicast!mode,!you!might!need!to!change!the!configuration!of!
your!physical!LAN!switches.!Consult!your!LAN!hardware!documentation!for!
information.
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OTE You!must!add!Cluster’s!Primary!IP!Address!to!the!list!of!IP!Addresses!bound!
to!the!adapter.