How to Configure NIC Teaming in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

NIC TEAMING ON

WINDOWS SERVER 2012

Chuong K. Nguyen Enterprise Administrator

BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, CCNA, MCITP

Combine multiple phisical NICs to make a logical NIC

  • Windows Server 2012 support all types of NICs.
  • On Server 2012, support 32 NICs
  • On Hyper-V, support 2 NICs.

This lab uses one machine with two NICs called LAN1 and LAN2.

  • Server Manager. Local Server. NIC Teaming is now disabled. Click on Disable to Enable it.
  • Choose both LAN1 and LAN2 as the interface for the new team.
  • Name the team to be MyTeam.
  • Wait for Status to be Active.
  • Open the MyTeam connection to see status and speed. Click Close when done.

Now we will program IP address for the team.

  • Right/Click on MyTeam and choose Internet Protocol Version 4.
  • Program it with an IP of 10.0.0.100, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, DGW: 10.0.0.1, DNS: 8.8.8.8.
  • Use IPCONFIG to check IP address.
  • ping –t 10.0.0.1 to check
  • ping google.com to check.
  • Disable LAN1 (pretend that LAN1 is not working).
  • Check that ping is still going.
  • Check NIC teaming status in Server Manager, you will see the status of LAN1 is “Faulted Not found”
  • Enable LAN1
  • Disable LAN2
  • Check that the pinging is still going on.
  • Check NIC teaming status in Server Manager, you will see the status of LAN2 is “Faulted Not found”
  • Enable LAN2.
  • Check status of both NICS to ensure that they are Active.
  • To continue the next steps, we need to remove LAN2 from Team1.
  • Then Remove Team1.
  • Now verify that LAN1 has the TCP/IP settings you used for Team1.

Congratulations, you have successfully configured NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012.