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NLB Commands

Use these commands to configure NLB (Network Load Balancing) traffic distribution settings on the
Switch.
60.1 NLB Overview
The Switch supports NLB (Network Load Balancing) traffic distribution. The Switch will copy and forward
the incoming traffic to a cluster(s). Each server in a cluster tackles a separate copy of traffic.
Figure 8 NLB Traffic Distribution
The Switch only supports up to 2 clusters for NLB traffic distribution.
Note: NLB settings are configured on the servers.
NLB
Network Load Balancing (NLB) is a feature developed by Microsoft. NLB enhances the performance
reliability for critical applications by sharing traffic with multiple servers in a cluster using TCP/IP protocol.
Each server of a cluster tackles a copy of a traffic. You can create a cluster by grouping up to 32 servers
together.
If a server in a cluster fails, traffic will be redistributed to the other operating servers. When the server is
back in service, it will join the cluster automatically and share the traffic.
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