The Load Balancing Visualizer is a tool that you can use to view and modify the load balancing configuration in a graphical format. Following is an example of the Visualizer display.

You can use the visualizer to view the following:

You can also use the Visualizer to add and bind new objects, modify existing ones, and enable or disable objects. Most configuration elements displayed in the Visualizer appear under the same names as in other parts of the configuration utility. However, unlike the rest of the configuration utility, the Visualizer groups services that have the same configuration details and monitor bindings into an entity called a service container.

A service container is set of similar services and service groups that are bound to a single load balancing virtual server. The services in the container have the same properties, except for the name, IP address, and port, and their monitor bindings must have the same weight and binding state. When you bind a new service to a virtual server, it is placed into an existing container if its configuration and monitor bindings match those of other services. Otherwise, it is placed in its own container.

The following procedures provide only the basic steps for using the Visualizer. Because the Visualizer duplicates functionality in other areas of the Load Balancing feature, other methods of viewing or configuring all the settings that can be configured in the Visualizer are provided throughout the Load Balancing documentation.

Note: The Visualizer requires a graphic interface, so it is available only through the configuration utility.