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Almassud_221797
Dec 15, 2015Cirrus
Hi all,
any help on load balancing 2 windows file servers?
This is the only thing I am missing at this point.
Thanks
- Kai_WilkeDec 15, 2015MVPHi Almassud, network load balancing of windows fileserver is not that easy and also not recommended. 1.) If using a single DNS/NETBIOS name to access those servers, then you can't use kerberos, since CIFS using the identity of each individual computer account. 2.) In addition you have to make sure, that both servers would accept the same UNC name without registring an SPN. 3.) If accessing a "single" failover cluster share ressource, then you might have a good chance by forwarding TCP:445 to those boxes. But keep in mind that SMBv1 doesn't like NAT... BTW: I wouldn't do that... ;-) Cheers, Kai