ClusterMode

ClusterMode specifies the mode of the cluster.

Note   To enable this Network Load Balancing setting, the NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer package must be enabled in the Windows image you are installing. To do this, use Windows System Image Manager to add the Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package to your answer file, and then configure the NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer package to enable it. For more information about adding and configuring packages, see the Windows Assessment and Deployment (Windows ADK) Technical Reference.

Values

Unicast

Specifies that Unicast mode is enabled.

Multicast

Specifies that Multicast mode is enabled.

IGMPMulticast

Specifies that Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) in multicast mode is enabled.

This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.

Valid Configuration Passes

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

microsoft-windows-networkloadbalancing-core- | Clusters | Cluster | ClusterMode

Applies To

For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see microsoft-windows-networkloadbalancing-core-.

XML Example

The following XML output specifies that the host joins the Network Load Balancing cluster upon startup.

<ClusterMode>Multicast</ClusterMode>

Cluster