Network Load Balancing spreads client traffic across several Windows servers and keeps a service running when one of them fails. This course explains what NLB is, what you need before you build it and how to plan it well, and it finishes with a demonstration that implements it.
What the lectures cover
Besides the main topics, you also work through: Choose among the configuration options; Implement an NLB cluster in a demonstration.
How the course works
The course starts with short theory lectures that explain how NLB works and what to check before you build anything, then ends with a demonstration that puts the ideas together. Because the theory comes first, you can plan a cluster properly, and the demo shows how the settings look on real servers.
Inside the course
The course is organised into these sections: Introduction. Lectures you will find include: What is NLB?; Deployment requirements for NLB; Network considerations for NLB; Configuration options for NLB; Designing applications and storage support for NLB; Considerations for deploying an NLB cluster on virtual machines; Considerations for securing NLB; Considerations for scaling and upgrading NLB.
The course runs about 1.2 hours in 11 lectures. Most of it is explanation, with one demonstration at the end. It is focused on NLB only and does not cover other load balancing products or cloud load balancers. It suits you best if you want to plan and test before touching a production service.
