VMware GSX 3 - Manual (Page 217)

C H A P T E R 7 High-Availability Configurations with VMware GSX Server
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Machine in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide). Choose the settings
you want (for example, the size of the virtual disk or the amount of memory),
except you should specify
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition as
the guest operating system.
• nlb2 as the virtual machine name.
Note: For each additional node, use the name of that node instead of nlb2.
• The virtual machine directory as d:\VMware\cluster\nlb2 (on a
Windows host) or /home/cluster/nlb2 (on a Linux host).
• To use an existing virtual disk. Click Browse and select nlb2.vmdk.
• Bridged networking for the virtual machine.
3. Connect to this virtual machine with the VMware Virtual Machine Console and
choose VM > Settings.
4. Add a second networking device, binding it to another physical NIC or to the
host-only network. For information, see Adding and Modifying Virtual Network
Adapters in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide.
5. In the console, verify that both virtual machines are powered off.
After you have finished creating the additional nodes, you are ready to configure the
cluster.
Configuring the Network Load Balancing Cluster
You can cluster up to 32 nodes using Network Load Balancing.
To configure the cluster, follow these steps for each node that joins the cluster:
1. Connect to the first node virtual machine with the VMware Virtual Machine
Console.
2. Power on the virtual machine.
3. Follow the Windows mini-setup prompts to enter the following:
• The Windows serial number
• The host name
• IP addresses for that host
4. At the end of the process, Windows automatically reboots.
5. Log on to the virtual machine as the Administrator user.
6. Open Network and Dial-up Connections.