For a distributed installation setup, in addition to the Installation Prerequisites, you must also:
- Install and configure a Microsoft Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster on all servers hosting the Primavera Portfolio Management Front-End.
If you plan to install the front-end on only one server, NLB configuration is not required.
- For the NLB cluster and all the front-end servers in the cluster, ensure the following:
- Fixed IP addresses on all servers
- One reserved fixed virtual IP address not used by any physical server
- A separate Network Interface Card (NIC) is recommended for each server to route the NLB cluster communications.
Note: NLB clusters can be set up and configured in many different ways, depending on overall network infrastructure, hosts, protocols, etc. This chapter outlines a procedure for how to configure a NLB cluster. For more information, please refer to the documentation on the Microsoft website.