IP Address

The IP Address resource type is used to manage Internet Protocol (IP) network addresses. When an IP Address resource is included in a group with a Network Name resource, the group can be accessed by network clients as a failover cluster instance (formerly known as a virtual server).

The following table summarizes the characteristics of the IP Address resource type.

Characteristic	Description
Required dependencies	None
Required private properties	Address, Network, SubnetMask
Optional private properties	EnableNetBIOS