Clusters
Clusters contains the settings to specify details about clusters.
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.
Child Elements
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Cluster | Specifies details about a cluster, such as its interface, IP address, port rules, and so on. |
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core | Clusters
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 for the Clusters setting shows how to set up a cluster for network load balancing.
<Clusters>
<Cluster>
<Interface>Local Area Connection 2</Interface>
<ClusterIpAddress>10.100.0.234</ClusterIpAddress>
<ClusterNetMask>255.255.255.0</ClusterNetMask>
<VirtualIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip1">
<IpAddress>10.192.45.1</IpAddress>
<NetworkMask>255.255.255.0</NetworkMask>
</IpAddress>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip2">
<IpAddress>fe80::204:23ff:feb9:1111</IpAddress>
</IpAddress>
</VirtualIpAddresses>
<Portrules>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule1">
<VirtualIpAddress>255.255.255.255</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>TCP</Protocol>
<StartPort>0</StartPort>
<EndPort>65535</EndPort>
<Mode>MultipleHost</Mode>
<EqualLoad>true</EqualLoad>
<ClientAffinity>None</ClientAffinity>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule2">
<VirtualIpAddress>10.100.0.223</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>Both</Protocol>
<StartPort>80</StartPort>
<EndPort>80</EndPort>
<Mode>MultipleHost</Mode>
<LoadWeight>100</LoadWeight>
<ClientAffinity>Single</ClientAffinity>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule3">
<VirtualIpAddress>10.100.0.99</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>TCP</Protocol>
<StartPort>23</StartPort>
<EndPort>23</EndPort>
<Mode>Disabled</Mode>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule4">
<VirtualIpAddress>255.255.255.255</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>UDP</Protocol>
<StartPort>25</StartPort>
<EndPort>25</EndPort>
<Mode>MultipleHost</Mode>
<EqualLoad>true</EqualLoad>
<ClientAffinity>Network</ClientAffinity>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule5">
<VirtualIpAddress>10.100.0.223</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>TCP</Protocol>
<StartPort>3389</StartPort>
<EndPort>3389</EndPort>
<Mode>SingleHost</Mode>
<HostPriority>1</HostPriority>
</Portrule>
</Portrules>
<DedicatedIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip1">
<IpAddress>10.192.45.1</IpAddress>
<NetworkMask>255.255.255.0</NetworkMask>
</IpAddress>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip2">
<IpAddress>fe80::204:23ff:feb9:1111</IpAddress>
</IpAddress>
</DedicatedIpAddresses>
<HostIdentifier>6</HostIdentifier>
<ClusterMacAddress>02-bf-01-02-03-04</ClusterMacAddress>
<ClusterName>mycluster.domain.com</ClusterName>
<ClusterMode>Multicast</ClusterMode>
<InitialHostState>Started</InitialHostState>
<PersistSuspendedState>false</PersistSuspendedState>
<MembershipHeartbeatPeriod>1000</MembershipHeartbeatPeriod>
<MembershipHeartbeatLossTolerance>5</MembershipHeartbeatLossTolerance>
<IdentityHeartbeatPeriod>2000</IdentityHeartbeatPeriod>
<MulticastSpoofEnabled>false</MulticastSpoofEnabled>
<MaskSourceMacEnabled>true</MaskSourceMacEnabled>
<ICMPFilteringEnabled>false</ICMPFilteringEnabled>
<NetBTSupportEnabled>true</NetBTSupportEnabled>
<ClusterIpToClusterMacEnabled>true</ClusterIpToClusterMacEnabled>
<UnicastInterHostCommunicationSupportEnabled>true</UnicastInterHostCommunicationSupportEnabled>
<MaximumConnectionDescriptors>512</MaximumConnectionDescriptors>
<BDATeam>
<Team>{BF967924-0DE6-11D0-A285-00AA003049E2}</Team>
<Master>true</Master>
<ReverseHash>false</ReverseHash>
</BDATeam>
</Cluster>
</Clusters>