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I have a Windows 2012r2 2 node cluster. &nbsp;The cluster nodes are hosts for HyperV VMs.<br />
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I have 2 new web server VMs and would like to put them in a NLB cluster. &nbsp;<br />
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My confusion is the multicast/unicast implementation and how to implement with the hosts and the guest web servers. &nbsp;Also, do I have to do something at the physical switches?<br />
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I want to be sure there is no negative impact to my other VMs. &nbsp;<br />
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Ive tried to read up on this, but still not sure exactly how to implement.<br />
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Thanks for any guidance.
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I have a Windows 2012r2 2 node cluster.  The cluster nodes are hosts for HyperV VMs.

I have 2 new web server VMs and would like to put them in a NLB cluster.  

My confusion is the multicast/unicast implementation and how to implement with the hosts and the guest web servers.  Also, do I have to do something at the physical switches?

I want to be sure there is no negative impact to my other VMs.  

Ive tried to read up on this, but still not sure exactly how to implement.

Thanks for any guidance.

Setup of NLB on Windows 2012r2 HyperV cluster

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems and supersedes Windows Virtual PC as the hardware virtualization component of the client editions of Windows NT. A server computer running Hyper-V can be configured to expose individual virtual machines to one or more networks. Hyper-V Server supports remote access via Remote Desktop Connection. Administration and configuration of the host OS and the guest virtual machines is generally done over the network.

Hyper-V

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.