How to Configure NIC Teaming on Windows Server
Network Interface Card (NIC) teaming is just a process of grouping physical network adapters to improve network performance and redundancy. The benefits of NIC teaming are load balancing of network traffic and failover to ensure network continuity during system failure making sure there is an increase in uptime. In this article, I will be showing you how to configure NIC Teaming in Windows Server using Server Manager. Please see How to install and configure Microsoft Teams on Ubuntu, and how to schedule and join meetings with Microsoft Teams.
NIC Teaming is disabled by default and if you want to enable it you will need more than one physical or virtual network card. But note that some options will not be available when using a virtual network card.
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Steps to Configure NIC Teaming on Windows Server
1: In Server Manager, click Local Server. In the Properties pane click NIC Teaming Disabled link. The NIC Teaming dialog box opens.
2. Or you can click on All Servers. Right-click on the server and select Configure NIC Teaming. The NIC Teaming dialog box opens.
3. In ADAPTERS AND INTERFACES section, select the network adapters that you want to add to a NIC Team.
4. In the ADAPTERS AND INTERFACES section click the TASKS drop-down and then click Add to New Team.
5. In the New team dialog box enter the Team name and select your adapters from the Member adapters section.
6. In the Additional properties, select values for Teaming mode, Load balancing mode, and Standby adapter.
You can select Dynamic as the highest-performing load balancing mode. Click OK.
7. Navigate to your network sharing center. You will see all your existing Network Adapter including the NIC Teaming you just configured. I name my NIC Teaming techdirectarchive.
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Create NIC Teaming on Windows Server using PowerShell
8. Right-click on Windows PowerShell and run as Administrator. Enter this command:
new-NetLBFOTeam [TEAMNAME] “[NIC1]”, “[NIC2]” and press the Enter Key.[TEAMNAME] – This is the name you want to give to the team of network adapters[NIC1] – Your network adapter 1[NIC2] – Your network adapter 2
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FAQs
How to set up NIC teaming Windows Server?
In Server Manager, click Local Server. In the Properties pane click on the NIC Teaming Disabled link. When the NIC Teaming dialog box opens, on the Adapters and Interfaces section, select the network adapters you want to use as the NIC Team and give the Team a name.
How do I add a NIC to Windows Server?
You can select one or more network adapters you want to add to the NIC team. Right-click the adapter in the Adapters and Interfaces window, and then choose Add to New Team. You can simply add or remove NICs anytime you want.
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