Supported NLB Topologies

The switch supports Network Load Balancing (NLB) in the following topologies.

Supported NLB Topology–Example 1

The switch supports NLB when the NLB Cluster connections use a different physical port on the switch than the NLB clients.

The following figure illustrates this configuration where the NLB Server and the NLB Client workstations connect to different aggregation switches, which connect to the switch using different VLANs and different ports.

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Supported NLB topology–example 1

Supported NLB Topology–Example 2

The switch also supports the following topology where the NLB Server and the NLB Client workstations connect to the same aggregation switch and then connect to the switch using the same port.

Note

Note

The switch supports Layer 3 routing between an NLB-enabled VLAN and another VLAN on the same port.

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Supported NLB topology–example 2

Other Supported NLB Topologies

The switch supports NLB in the following other topologies:

Note

Note

For more information on these topologies, see Technical Configuration Guide for Microsoft Network Load Balancing.