The Web.config values you provide will vary depending on your network configuration. For information about different deployment scenarios, see the following examples.
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Load Balancing Across Web Servers Only: Single-Server Scenario
A load balancer is in front of the Web Servers, and each Web Server is installed with an Application Server on the same server machine.
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Load Balancing Across Web Servers Only: Split-Server (Dual) Scenario
A load balancer is in front of the Web Server, but not in front of the Application Server. The Web Server and Application Server are installed on different server machines.
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Load Balancing Across Application Servers Only
A load balancer is in front of the Application Servers, but not in front of the Web Server.
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Load Balancing Across Multiple Web Servers and Application Servers
A load balancer is in front of the Web Servers, and another load balancer is in front of the Application Servers.
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Load Balancing Across Web Servers Only: Many-to-One Scenario
A load balancer is in front of the Web Servers, but not in front of the Application Server. All Web Servers are using the same Application Server, and the Web Servers and Application Server are installed on different server machines.
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Load Balancing Web Server Modules
Load balancers direct traffic from client machines to the Web Servers, and from the Web Servers to the Application Servers.