Assigning a Load Evaluator

Assigning a Load Evaluator

Creating a load evaluator is just a first step, and the servers or published applications don't know yet of this load evaluator's existence. This section covers how to assign a load evaluator to a server or published application.

As mentioned earlier, all servers are assigned the default load evaluator as soon as they are joined to the farm, provided that these servers have either an Advanced or Enterprise license.

You can assign different load evaluators to different servers or published applications depending on what you deem appropriate for optimized performance. Some applications may be CPU intensive and as such need a load evaluator that addresses that resource, whereas others are memory intensive .

To assign a load evaluator to a server or published application, follow these steps:

1.	Open the Management Console and select the Load Evaluator node in the left control pane.
2.	On the Actions menu, scroll to Load Manager and click on Load Manage Server or Application (depending on whether you are attaching the evaluator to a server or published application).
3.	Select the appropriate load evaluator and click OK.