Cluster
Cluster contains the settings to specify details about a cluster, such as its interface, IP address, portrules, and so on.
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 OEM Preinstallation Kit User's Guide or the Windows Automated Installation Kit User's Guide.
Child Elements
Specifies the interface name to bind to network load balancing (NLB). This is a required setting. |
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Specifies the cluster primary IP address. |
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Specifies the subnet mask for the cluster IP address. |
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Specifies the cluster’s virtual IP addresses. |
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Specifies details about the port rules that are used for the cluster, including a port rule's name, virtual IP address, protocol, mode, and so on. |
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Specifies the host's unique IP addresses. |
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Specifies the host identifier used by this cluster. |
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Specifies the cluster MAC address to be used when configuring a unicast cluster. |
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Specifies a full Internet name for the cluster. |
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Specifies the mode for the cluster. |
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Specifies the initial host state for the cluster. |
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Specifies whether a host that is shut down while in a suspended state will remain suspended when Windows is started. |
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Specifies a period between sending Network Load Balancing cluster heartbeat messages. |
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Specifies the number of lost heartbeat messages before Setup considers the Network Load Balancing cluster host inactive and initiates convergence. |
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Specifies the recurrence interval for transmitting identity heartbeats between the NetworkLoadBalancing cluster hosts. |
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Specifies whether or not address resolution protocol (ARP) traffic should be spoofed. |
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Specifies whether source Media Access Control (MAC) address masking is used. |
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Specifies whether Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) filtering is enabled for the cluster. |
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Specifies whether NetBT support is enabled for the cluster. |
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Specifies whether the cluster MAC address is automatically calculated from the primary cluster IP address. |
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Specifies whether Unicast, interhost communication support is enabled for the cluster. |
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Specifies the maximum number of descriptors per allocation for the cluster. |
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Specifies details about a bidirectional affinity (BDA) team. |
Valid Passes
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core | Clusters | Cluster
Applies To
For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core.
XML Example
<Cluster>
<Interface>Local Area Connection 2</Interface>
<ClusterIpAddress>10.100.0.234</ClusterIpAddress>
<ClusterNetMask>255.255.255.0</ClusterNetMask>
<VirtualIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip1">
<IpAddress>10.192.45.1</IpAddress>
<NetworkMask>255.255.255.0</NetworkMask>
</IpAddress>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip2">
<IpAddress>fe80::204:23ff:feb9:1111</IpAddress>
</IpAddress>
</VirtualIpAddresses>
<Portrules>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule1">
<VirtualIpAddress>255.255.255.255</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>TCP</Protocol>
<StartPort>0</StartPort>
<EndPort>65535</EndPort>
<Mode>MultipleHost</Mode>
<EqualLoad>true</EqualLoad>
<ClientAffinity>None</ClientAffinity>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule2">
<VirtualIpAddress>10.100.0.223</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>Both</Protocol>
<StartPort>80</StartPort>
<EndPort>80</EndPort>
<Mode>MultipleHost</Mode>
<LoadWeight>100</LoadWeight>
<ClientAffinity>Single</ClientAffinity>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule3">
<VirtualIpAddress>10.100.0.99</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>TCP</Protocol>
<StartPort>23</StartPort>
<EndPort>23</EndPort>
<Mode>Disabled</Mode>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule4">
<VirtualIpAddress>255.255.255.255</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>UDP</Protocol>
<StartPort>25</StartPort>
<EndPort>25</EndPort>
<Mode>MultipleHost</Mode>
<EqualLoad>true</EqualLoad>
<ClientAffinity>Network</ClientAffinity>
</Portrule>
<Portrule wcm:keyValue="Portrule5">
<VirtualIpAddress>10.100.0.223</VirtualIpAddress>
<Protocol>TCP</Protocol>
<StartPort>3389</StartPort>
<EndPort>3389</EndPort>
<Mode>SingleHost</Mode>
<HostPriority>1</HostPriority>
</Portrule>
</Portrules>
<DedicatedIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip1">
<IpAddress>10.192.45.1</IpAddress>
<NetworkMask>255.255.255.0</NetworkMask>
</IpAddress>
<IpAddress wcm:keyValue="Ip2">
<IpAddress>fe80::204:23ff:feb9:1111</IpAddress>
</IpAddress>
</DedicatedIpAddresses>
<HostIdentifier>6</HostIdentifier>
<ClusterMacAddress>02-bf-01-02-03-04</ClusterMacAddress>
<ClusterName>mycluster.domain.com</ClusterName>
<ClusterMode>Multicast</ClusterMode>
<InitialHostState>Started</InitialHostState>
<PersistSuspendedState>false</PersistSuspendedState>
<MembershipHeartbeatPeriod>1000</MembershipHeartbeatPeriod>
<MembershipHeartbeatLossTolerance>5</MembershipHeartbeatLossTolerance>
<IdentityHeartbeatPeriod>2000</IdentityHeartbeatPeriod>
<MulticastSpoofEnabled>false</MulticastSpoofEnabled>
<MaskSourceMacEnabled>true</MaskSourceMacEnabled>
<ICMPFilteringEnabled>false</ICMPFilteringEnabled>
<NetBTSupportEnabled>true</NetBTSupportEnabled>
<ClusterIpToClusterMacEnabled>true</ClusterIpToClusterMacEnabled>
<UnicastInterHostCommunicationSupportEnabled>true</UnicastInterHostCommunicationSupportEnabled>
<MaximumConnectionDescriptors>512</MaximumConnectionDescriptors>
<BDATeam>
<Team>{BF967924-0DE6-11D0-A285-00AA003049E2}</Team>
<Master>true</Master>
<ReverseHash>true</ReverseHash>
</BDATeam>
</Cluster>