Installing windows nlb – Kofax Capture User Manual

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Installation

Kofax Reporting Administrator's Guide

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Configuration hints:
▪ In the WSA Sender, configure the NLB IP address and port in the Central URL field. Refer

to

Configuring WSA

.

▪ If you are using remote configuration of WSA Receiver from the Kofax Reporting

Configuration tool, do not use the NLB port! You must configure each WSA Receiver node

individually. Refer to

Configuring WSA Remotely

.

Installing Windows NLB

1 Install Windows NLB on each WSA Receiver node.

On Windows Server 2008, NLB has to be installed as an additional feature of the

operating system.
a Start Server Manager.

b Select Features.

c Click Add Features

d Select Network Load Balancing.

e Click Next, then click Install.
On Windows Server 2003, NLB has to be installed as an additional service in the Local

Area Network Properties.
a Start Windows Control Panel.

b Go to Network Connections.

c Right-click Local Area Network and select Properties.

d Click Install.

e Select Service and click Add.

f Select Network Load Balancing and click OK.

g Activate Network Load Balancing and click Close.

2 Configure a fixed IP address on each node.
3 The recommended method to create an NLB cluster is using the Windows Network Load

Balancing Manager. Run "nlbmgr".

4 Create a new cluster:

a Right-click Network Load Balancing Cluster and select New Cluster.

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