MicroNugget: What is NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012?

In this video, Tim Warner covers NIC teaming in Windows Server 2012. At the time, teaming network interface cards wasn't a new concept, but Microsoft did add it as a native feature in Windows Server 2012. Head into the Server Manager Utility and see how to team your NICs.

Although third parties had been supplying methods for teaming NICs in previous versions of Windows Server, as of Windows Server 2012, NIC teaming — also known as NIC bonding, or load balancing and failover (LBFO) — became one of the most useful and important native features of Windows Server 2012.

Up to 32 NICs can be teamed in the Server Manager Utility — or via PowerShell — to boost the performance or redundancy of your physical network interface cards. See the implementation process for enabling NIC teaming, how to decide where the logic for traffic determinations occurs, and how to set the IPv4 address manually.

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[infiltraitor]

That was fast and precise, thank you. I will be setting up a server with NIC Teaming pretty soon.

[TheAjSha]

Great and Very Helpful video Thanks for uploading.
At 2:43 it says LACP is Variant of Switch-Independent teaming
I think it’s a variant of Switch-Dependent teaming correct me if I am wrong

[WatchSiRu]

Can I link this Video in my blog?

Just the link (no file copy, will link this youtube link)?

Please let me know

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[boatengokyere-darko]

Hello CBT do u have training on exchange server 2013

[pitpit]

Hello. I have questions
eth1=10.0.0.1; eth2=10.0.0.2; NICteam=10.0.0.3
1. NIC is enabled using ip 10.0.0.3.
Eth addresses 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 not responding. Can I use both in LAN for different network infrastructure devices? 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 not reserved?
2. Can I set up for NICteam 10.0.0.1 or 10.0.0.2 ip address?
Thanks

[Planehazza]

Thanks for this dude, appreciated. Unrelated, but has anyone ever said you sound like Garth? :D

[TheJuliolop]

HI!great how can we  add 2 vlans in this NIC teamI mean 10.0.0.1 vlan 10 and 10.20.0.20 vlan20 in the same NIC team?

[marek]

"LACP is a variant of switch independent teaming" ??