Setting up Multiple ARR Servers in our farm

Question

User1274550967 posted

Hello All;

I tried to follow the Article here. 
Using Multiple Instances of Application Request Routing (ARR) Servers
However, I have had nothing but grief in trying to set it up.
(Read my open TA here.)

For the last year, I have run a single ARR Server for all traffic hitting 5 IIS Web Servers.
For the most part, this has worked quite well.
However, what if it hasn't always worked out as well as I think it has?
As in, what if that ARR Server got too overwhelmed and took a nap for a little while?
Well, this is what I am afraid of happening.
I would like to have more than one ARR Server to handle the requested traffic.

I found another article where this guy explains how to set it up with external websites.
That is all fine and dandy, except he does not give any information on setting it up with your own servers.
(That link is here = Setting up Multiple IIS Application Request Routing Farms on the Same Server)

Could someone please give me some information on setting up a multiple ARR Farm?
I already have both ARR Servers in NLB.
I just need to get the rest done.
(I have one 2016 Server Desktop (Main ARR), and the other(s) are/will be, Core Servers)

Thank You
Wayne

Answer 1

User1274550967 posted

Someone has to know how to do this?
Please, any information at all would be very grateful.

Answer 2

User1274550967 posted

Update

Network Load Balancing Manager
-Setup the ARR Cluster
--Add all ARR Servers to the cluster
---Give it a Dedicated IP Address
----On both servers, within the inetpub/wwwoot folder.
-----Add a file to let you know what server you are viewing. (I did this with ASP Classic, to show the server name)

------Test 192.168.2.46
It SHOULD show you one of the server names.

However, this is the issue I am having at the moment.
When I refresh the page, it shows the same server over and over again.
It never changes over to the other server.
I go into NLB, and I stop the server that has the page, and then and only then, will it switch over to the other server.

So, how to make it switch over on its own like it supposed to do?

Answer 3

User1274550967 posted

UPDATE

The above information I wrote, WORKS.

So, it does not work like IIS does, when switching between the different IIS Servers.
You have to open a new (google chrome) Incognito, and it shows the other server.
I open another google chrome (user) browser, and it shows the other server, and again, open incognito, and it shows the other ARR Server.

It is working great.
I hope the above information helps others out.

Wayne Barron aka carrzkiss