VMware GSX 3 - Manual (Page 214)

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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
Using Network Load Balancing with
GSX Server
This section covers procedures for creating a multinode Network Load Balancing
cluster using nodes running in virtual machines. These virtual machines can be
located on one or more GSX Server computers.
The following sections describe how to create an example Network Load Balancing
cluster:
• Overview of Network Load Balancing Clusters on page 214
• Creating a Multinode Network Load Balancing Cluster on page 215
Overview of Network Load Balancing Clusters
Network Load Balancing is a Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server
2003 feature. Using Network Load Balancing to build a server cluster:
• You can enhance the availability of Internet server programs, such as those used
on these types of servers:
• Web
• Proxy
• Domain name service (DNS)
• FTP
• Virtual private network (VPN)
• Streaming media servers
• Terminal services
• You can scale your server’s performance.
• You can create the cluster with virtual machines on the same physical server or
with virtual machines on multiple physical servers (all running GSX Server).
• You can configure up to 32 nodes in the cluster.