>a) So if we have, say, 10 servers, we would have to upload code changes to
>each server individually?

Yes, or create a deployment script -- just as you would with 10
non-load-balanced servers.

>b) Can you give an example of what NOT to expect of the NLB?  Such as?

Sensitivity to point-in-time resource utilization.

Sensitivity to ASP-level failure (as opposed to port-level) failure.

>Knowing what you know about Windows NLB, would you buy a hardware load bala
ncer
>if money weren't a problem, or would you stay with the Windows NLB?

If money weren't a problem, I would get a pair of f5s.

But money is almost always a problem, and the decision between a
single f5 and NLB is going to be case-specific.  You'd have to give
more information as to your current and projected load and how much of
the drive for the load-balancing is to eliminate SPOF, and how much is
to accelerate performance by scaling out.

--Sandy

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