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What the IT Manager Should Know
Windows
2000® Advanced Server®
6.a.
Scalability, Responsiveness & Flexibility
Readily Scalable
- Backwards
compatible with Windows NT Load Balancing Service
(WLBS) running on Windows NT Server 4.0
- Load-balances
requests for individual TCP/IP services across
the cluster
- Supports
up to 32 servers in a single cluster
Responsive
- Automatically
detects and recovers from a failed or offline
computer
- Automatically
redistributes the network load when the cluster
set changes
- Recovers
and redistributes network workload within 10
seconds of a server failure
Flexible Management
- Supports
load balancing for a single IP port or group
of ports using straightforward port management
rules that tailor the workload for each server
- Optional
single-host rules direct all client requests
to a single host to further refine load balancing
among different applications
- Supports
remote administration, including the ability
to start, stop, and control NLB actions from
any networked Windows 2000 or Windows NT operating
system using console commands or scripts
- Integrated
with the networking infrastructure of Advanced
Server
Broad Support
- Supports
client sessions and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- Requires
no specialized hardware
- Lets clients
access the cluster with a single Internet logical
name and IP address, while retaining individual
names for each computer
- Server
applications need not be modified to run in
an NLB cluster
- Most
operations, including recovery, require no human
intervention
- Computers
can be taken offline for preventive maintenance
without disturbing cluster operations
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