BB
Fri Feb 29 15:55:24 CST 2008
Thanks
BB
"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
news:Ohy53HpeIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> One thing that's changed in IIS 7.0 is the default use of kernel mode
> authentication.
>
> I've described how it works, why it's different, and how to disable it
> (for NLB scenarios) here:
>
http://www.adopenstatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/archive/2008/02/12/16189.aspx
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>
> "BB" <bb@devnul.com> wrote in message
> news:%233hAKUNeIHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for the notes. I must look for that info on the MS site.
>>
>> About NLB. It has nothing to do with setting up multiple sites, for
>> whatever reason, on ONE machine. The purpose of NLB is to balance load
>> accross hardware i.e. two or more machines. This also provides the
>> additional benefit of resiliance in that if one server goes down then the
>> others take over unknown to your site visitors.
>>
>> If your applications are used intensively you can assign more than one
>> worker process to an application pool and you can separate your
>> applications in their own app pool. That is the best way to make the most
>> of your hardware. You may be able to bind an app pool/worker process to a
>> processor on a multi processor machine but that may not be helpful.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> BB
>>
>> "Andy" <anedza@infotek-consulting.com> wrote in message
>> news:aa389662-ee69-4ba7-90f2-253d6a78d361@t66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>> NLB is not installed by default on Svr2008 - you have to install and
>>> configure it yourself.
>>>
>>> There seems to be a new dedicated NLB configuration wizard instead of
>>> an MCC plugin.
>>>
>>> Biggest change is in security with the implementation of Internet
>>> Protocal security layer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Microsoft's new features writeup for svr2008 states:
>>>
>>> Network Load Balancing (NLB) allows you to distribute TCP/IP requests
>>> to multiple systems in order to optimize resource utilization,
>>> decrease computing time, and ensure system availability. NLB has been
>>> improved in Windows Server 2008, including:
>>>
>>> Next Generation TCP/IP
>>> The TCP/IP protocol suite has been completely redesigned for Windows
>>> Server 2008. Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol
>>> version 6 (IPv6) are both supported natively by Windows Server 2008.
>>> NLB extends full support to IPv6 for all communication while
>>> maintaining IPv4 support.
>>>
>>> Multiple IP Address Support
>>> Each node in your NLB cluster can now have multiple dedicated IP
>>> addresses.
>>>
>>> Microsoft ISA Server Integration
>>> Microsoft ISA Server can support your mixed IPv4 and IPv6
>>> infrastructure by allowing multiple IP addresses for each NLB node
>>> where IPv4 and IPv6 clients are used. ISA Server can also provide
>>> intrusion detection services to protect your NLB cluster.
>>>
>>>
>>> You sound like someone who has had experience with NLB. Is it
>>> possible to setup IIS servers in an NLB configuration on a multi-
>>> processor machine? Can this be done?
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>
>>
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