Microsoft KB Archive/219038

= Disabling and Removing WLBS =

Article ID: 219038

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Load Balancing Service

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This article was previously published under Q219038



SUMMARY
Windows NT Load Balancing Service (WLBS) can be disabled for troubleshooting purposes or because a computer is not going to participate in cluster operations for an extended period of time. Follow these steps to disable WLBS:

NOTE: Cluster Adapter is the network interface card (NIC) used for cluster traffic; it is not the WLBS Virtual NIC adapter.


 * 1) In Control Panal, double-click Network, and then click the Bindings tab.
 * 2) Under Show Bindings For, select All Protocols.
 * 3) Disable the binding from the WLBS driver protocol to the network adapter.
 * 4) Disable the binding from the TCP/IP and WINS Client protocols to the WLBS Virtual NIC adapter.
 * 5) If you are using multiple adapters and if you plan to use this adapter to handle TCP/IP and WINS Client traffic, enable the binding from the TCP/IP and WINS Client protocols to the cluster adapter.
 * 6) Click OK to close the dialog box.
 * 7) Restart the computer.

To fully remove the WLBS software, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Control Panal, double-click Network, and then click the Adapters tab.
 * 2) Select the WLBS Virtual NIC Driver.
 * 3) Click Remove.
 * 4) Examine and modify (if needed) the bindings from the TCP/IP and WINS Client protocols to the cluster adapter as preferred.
 * 5) Click OK to close the dialog box.
 * 6) Remove the following files from the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder:


 * 1) * Wlbs.exe
 * 2) * Wlbs.dll
 * 3) * Wlbs.hlp
 * 4) * Wlbs.cnt
 * 5) * Wlbs.sys
 * 6) Remove the following file from the %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers folder:


 * 1) * Wlbs.sys
 * 2) Restart the computer.

Additional query words: convoy load balancing

Keywords: kbinfo kbnetwork KB219038

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