Interface
Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Interface specifies the interface name or interface MAC address that you bind to Network Load Balancing. This is a required setting.
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
Interface |
Specifies the name of the interface or the interface MAC address. |
This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.
Valid Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core | Clusters | Cluster | Interface
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 interface to be used is Local Area Connection 2.
<Interface>Local Area Connection 2</Interface>
The following XML output specifies the interface to be used by the MAC address.
<Interface>00-30-6E-12-9F-5E</Interface>