Cluster
Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
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 Windows® Assessment and Deployment (Windows ADK) Technical Reference.
Child Elements
Specifies details about a bidirectional affinity (BDA) team. |
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Specifies the cluster primary IP address. |
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Specifies whether the cluster MAC address is automatically calculated from the primary cluster IP address. |
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Specifies the cluster MAC address to be used when configuring a unicast cluster. |
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Specifies the mode for the cluster. |
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Specifies a full Internet name for the cluster. |
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Specifies the subnet mask for the cluster IP address. |
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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 whether Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) filtering is enabled for the cluster. |
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Specifies the recurrence interval for transmitting identity heartbeats between the NetworkLoadBalancing cluster hosts. |
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Specifies the initial host state for the cluster. |
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Specifies the interface name to bind to network load balancing (NLB). This is a required setting. |
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Specifies whether source Media Access Control (MAC) address masking is used. |
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Specifies the maximum number of descriptors per allocation for the cluster. |
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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 a period between sending Network Load Balancing cluster heartbeat messages. |
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Specifies whether address resolution protocol (ARP) traffic should be spoofed. |
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Specifies whether NetBT support is enabled 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 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 whether unicast, interhost communication support is enabled for the cluster. |
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Specifies the cluster’s virtual IP addresses. |
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core | Clusters | Cluster
Applies To
For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to specify details about a cluster.
<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>