Cannot add second host to a Network Load Balance cluster

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Turns out that the problem is simply UAC (User Account Control). The problem is not experienced if you:

  1. Use the Administrator account
  2. Turn off UAC and use an account in the Administrator group.

(I'm surprised that this is not well known, but I would guess that the Administrator account is used to configure NLB, so the situation rarely occurs)

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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  • Zohreh
    Zohreh over 1 year

    I am using Network Load Balancing on Windows server 2008. (Servers have two NIC's and the cluster is configured to run in unicast mode)

    I can configure the cluster on either of the hosts and add the host on which I create the cluster. However, as soon as I try to add the other node (using NLB manager), I get the following:

    1. When I try to connect to the second host, an "Access denied" message appears.
    2. The logon dialog requests that I enter the username/password for an account on the host with Administrator priviledges.
    3. When I give valid administrator credentials, I get the message: "The RPC server is unavailable on the specified computer".