Configuring DNS Load Balancing for Enterprise Edition Pools

DNS load balancing is the preferred load-balancing method for all Lync Server components, excluding the Lync Web Services, which still require a Hardware Load Balancer (HLB). Table 15.7 outlines the DNS records that would be required to provide DNS load balancing for a single Enterprise Edition pool.

Table 15.7. DNS Records for DNS Load Balancing a Front End Server Pool

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The important takeaway from this table is that you should ensure that DNS entries for your Enterprise Edition pool FQDN are properly defined. A record for the pool FQDN should be entered for each Front End Server in ...

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