Setup windows test client

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Step by step installation and documentation for Windows (lots of screnn shots). Goal: Adding a Windows test client to our myLVS environment Windows Server 2012 (using your own license key) IIS installed Computer name used: myLVS-Win-Client IP Address: 192.168.2.221 Loopback IP Address: 192.168.2.220

Overview

Adding new loop back device

First, it is required to add the Loopback Adapter using the Device Manager

Goto the run dialog

Enter mmc devmgmt.msc

Right mouse click on your computer, select Add legacy hardware

Confirm

Select the advanced option

Select Network adapters

Select Microsoft and Microsoft KM-Test Loopback Adapter

Confirm

Confirm again

Configure the new loop back device

Within Windows, goto the Network connections,
with Server 2012 you can run and type ncpa.ctl

Rename to loopback adapter to loopback, rename the ethernet adapter to lan

Edit the properties of IPv4 on the loopback adapter

Enter the VIP (Virtual IP) = 192.168.2.220/24, click Advanced

Disable Automatic metric, make the adapter aware of the ARP issue
Enter a high number, like 254, click OK

Open an administrative console and enter:

netsh interface ipv4 set interface "lan" weakhostreceive=enabled
netsh interface ipv4 set interface "loopback" weakhostreceive=enabled
netsh interface ipv4 set interface "loopback" weakhostsend=enabled

See this for more information about those commands:

• http://blog.loadbalancer.org/direct-server-return-on-windows-2008-using-loopback-adpter/

Testing the new loop back device

From the Windows host try to open the URL

• http://192.168.2.220
• http://192.168.2.221

From an Network client try to open the URL

• http://192.168.2.221

The result should be the default IIS Webpage

Goto myLVS and enable the Windows host and disable the second host which does not exist yet

Use an network client and open the URL http://192.168.2.220, you should see the Windows IIS test site
On myLVS clieck Connections to see the connection list: