Web Farm Framework - Missing IIS features

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Published on 2012-03-18T23:24:00Z Indexed on 2012/10/12 9:40 UTC
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I'm trying to install a web farm using Microsoft's Web Farm Framework 2.2. The server is Windows 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5.

I followed a tutorial. Installed WFF from Web Platform Installer. However, I'm missing some key features in the "Server Farm" panel in IIS.

This is how my setup looks like (image)

This is how my setup looks like

However, just like in the tutorial,

enter image description here

I want it like this

How can I enable ALL the things, like Load Balancer, Health Test, Server Affinity etc? Thanks. The tutorial I used was this: weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/09/08/introducing-the-microsoft-web-farm-framework.aspx

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