Pre-requisites for adding a load-balanced organization

Before adding a load-balanced organization, ensure that you fulfill the following requirements:

  1. The primary hosting server (resource) on which you want to host the load-balanced organization must be present in a load-balancing environment with at least one more secondary hosting server. They can be connected to the external network through a load-balancing software or hardware device.  

  2. The Windows Web Hosting service's hosting server installer, WVHServerInstaller.exe, must be installed on all the secondary hosting servers in the load-balancing setup. For installation instructions, see the service's latest installation and upgrade guide.

  3. The primary hosting server must be added as a load-balanced resource in the control panel. For instructions, see Adding a load-balanced resource. If you are allowed to create load-balanced organizations, please contact your service provider for converting the resources assigned to you into load-balanced resources.

  4. At least one NAS configuration must be created on the NAS server, where the load-balanced organization's data will be stored. For instructions, see Adding a new NAS configuration. If you are allowed to create load-balanced organizations, please contact your service provider for obtaining the NAS name.

  5. Important: An organization can have load-balanced Windows Web Hosting service only if its data is stored on the NAS server.