NetworkMask specifies the subnet mask for the dedicated IP address. This is a required setting.

Note
To enable this Network Load Balancing setting, the NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer package must be enabled in the Windows® image you are installing. To do this, use Windows System Image Manager to add the Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package to your answer file, and then configure the NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer package to enable it. For more information about adding and configuring packages, see the Windows® Assessment and Deployment (Windows ADK) Technical Reference.

Values

NetworkMask

Specifies the subnet mask for the dedicated IP address.

Note
This setting should not be used if the IP address is an IPv6 address.

This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.

Valid Configuration Passes

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Applies To

For a list of the supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-NetworkLoadBalancing-Core.

XML Example

The following XML output specifies the subnet mask for the dedicated IP address.

  Copy Code
<NetworkMask>255.255.255.0</NetworkMask>

See Also

Concepts

IpAddress