Hello guys, I want a create 4 virtual ip address and 4 hotnames for resource group. Do i need 4 physical Network cards for this ? Regards

I want a create 4 virtual ip address and 4 hotnames for resource group. Do i need 4 physical Network cards for this ?

Hello, which OS version are you talking about? Please be more specific about what you are trying toachive at the end.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

WIndwos server 2008

Hi there, This actually depends on your demand, if these 4 virtual IP address belong to different server and these servers need to be seperated, that will be a good idea to create 4 physicla network card to seperate the network flow. ScorprioTechNet Software Assurance Managed Newsgroup MCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin | System Architect

there is noseparate servers. Just only 2 Nodes. We need to create 3 Resource Groups and 3 Ip address for that Resource Group. Do i need physical Network card ? Regards

Hello, You don't need 4 physical Network cards. When you will be creating new resource group, Windows will assigne multiple IP addresses/hostnames to one network card. So various hostnames will be available via this network card (In order to aviod single point of fauilure it is recommended to use network teaming). Regards, Peter R.

Hi, We can assign multi addresses for one physical NIC and could also access this server via different host names by properly deploy and set name resolution service , like DNS or WINS. However, I’m still not get your point, could you discuss in detail that what you want achieve ? Thanks. Tiger LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.