What is NLB in SharePoint?
What is NLB in SharePoint?
NLB is a software-based load balancer, but you can also use hardware-based load balancers such as appliances from F5 or Cisco to distribute that load. In SharePoint 2010 and 2013, you don’t need to provide a load balancing solution for service applications.
What is NLB and how it works?
The Network Load Balancing (NLB) feature distributes traffic across several servers by using the TCP/IP networking protocol. By combining two or more computers that are running applications into a single virtual cluster, NLB provides reliability and performance for web servers and other mission-critical servers.
How do I configure SharePoint 2010?
Go to VM > Setting > Options > Shared Folder > Enable and Select your Pre-request software download folder. Run > SharePoint Server 2010 Application file, system will extract files and show the above screen, under Install > click Install Software prerequisites…
How do I setup a load balancer in Sharepoint 2013?
To begin, go to Start > Administrative Tools and select Server Manager.
- In Server Manager, right-click on Features and select Add Features.
- In the Add Features Wizard, select the Network Load Balancing checkbox and click Next.
- Click Install.
- Once the installation has been successfully completed, click Close.
Is NLB IP static?
NLB enables static IP addresses for each Availability Zone. These static addresses don’t change, so they are good for our firewalls’ whitelisting. However, NLB allows only TCP traffic, no HTTPS offloading, and they have none of the nice layer 7 features of ALB.
How do you create an NLB?
Choose Create Load Balancer. Under Network Load Balancer, choose Create. For Load balancer name, enter a name for your load balancer. For example, my-nlb .
What is load balancing in SharePoint 2013?
SharePoint high availability is achieved in the web tier by deploying multiple front end servers to serve web pages and host web parts. A load balancer directs traffic across these servers, monitors health and ensures that the best possible target is used for individual requests.
