ICMPFilteringEnabled
Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
ICMPFilteringEnabled specifies whether the Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster will load balance Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) traffic.
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.
Values
true |
Specifies that the cluster will load balance ICMP traffic. |
false |
Specifies that the cluster will not load balance ICMP traffic. ICMP traffic will be passed through the NLB driver on all nodes. This is the default setting. |
Valid Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core | Clusters | Cluster | ICMPFilteringEnabled
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 specifies that the cluster will not load balance ICMP traffic.
<ICMPFilteringEnabled>false</ICMPFilteringEnabled>