Last Updated on June 24, 2026
This topic provides an overview to the processes of creating load-balanced pools of COS – SDs, including prerequisite information and references to additional information sources.
Prerequisites
Before creating a load-balanced pool of COS – SDs, keep the following items in mind:
- You must have already installed and configured your load balancing hardware and software.
- You must know the IP address of your load balancer.
- You must know how to “point” the load balancer to each COS – SD in the load-balanced pool.
- All of the COS – SDs in the pool should be the same type of device—Windows, Mac, or Linux. Do not mix device types.
- Process
To create a load-balanced pool of COS – SDs, perform the following steps.
- Install and configure your load-balancing hardware and software.
- Create a COS Configuration by manually installing and configuring the first COS – SD. Follow the instructions in the appropriate installation section of this volume for your Windows, Mac, or Linux COS – SD.
- For a load-balanced pool of COS – SDs, you must specify a shared path for the COS – SDs. To link your COS – SD to your load-balancing hardware and software using the shared path, see Enabling Load Balancing.
- Add additional COS – SDs to your COS Configuration, either manually (interactively) or by using a deployment file (non-interactively).
- To add COS – SDs manually, see Manually Adding COS – Service Devices to a COS Configuration.
- To add COS – SDs using a deployment file, see Using a Deployment File to Add COS – Service Devices to a Configuration.