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not required to use 2 nics but a second nic can be used to increase performance.
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not required to use 2 nics but a second nic can be used to increase performance.

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We have a unicast terminal server cluster. what about changing the cluster properties to IGMP multicast as noted here:<br />
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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737869%28WS.10%29.aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737869%28WS.10%29.aspx</a><br />
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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784524%28WS.10%29.aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784524%28WS.10%29.aspx</a><br />
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right now all hosts in the cluster are configured with single NIC. if we switch to multicast IGMP will I need to enable and connect the secondary NIC?<br />
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all servers are windows server 2003<br />
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-Thanks
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We have a unicast terminal server cluster. what about changing the cluster properties to IGMP multicast as noted here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737869%28WS.10%29.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784524%28WS.10%29.aspx

right now all hosts in the cluster are configured with single NIC. if we switch to multicast IGMP will I need to enable and connect the secondary NIC?

all servers are windows server 2003

-Thanks

multicast/unicast terminal server cluster NLB

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

Switches / Hubs

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).