MaskSourceMacEnabled
Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
MaskSouceMacEnabled specifies whether source Media Access Control (MAC) address masking is used, enabling Network Load Balancing cluster hosts to connect to different switch ports.
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
true |
Specifies that source MAC address masking is used. This is the default value. |
false |
Specifies that source MAC address masking is not used. The Network Load Balancing cluster connects to a hub to re-enable learning in the upstream switch and to conserve its bandwidth. |
Valid Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core | Clusters | Cluster | MaskSourceMacEnabled
Applies To
For a 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 source MAC address masking is used.
<MaskSourceMacEnabled>true</MaskSourceMacEnabled>