MicroNugget: What is Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows Server 2012?

In this video, Tim Warner covers network load balancing in Windows Server 2012. He describes what load balancing is in general and how it is specifically implemented in Windows Server. He also describes what differentiates load balancing from failover clustering and details how this has changed in Windows Server 2012.

After watching this video, you will have a basic understanding of how Windows Server 2012 handles network load balancing. This includes what it can and cannot do and all the important limitations that you need to know before implementing it. Tim further provides a brief demonstration of how to set up load balancing in Windows by using the Network Load Balancing Manager. Which is something that he covers in much greater detail in his CBT course. He also touches upon how you now can set up load balancing through the PowerShell. This is done using the NetworkLoadBalancingCluster module and the 32 cmdlets that Microsoft has added in Windows Server 2012.

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What if I want to host multiple websites on one NLB-cluster?