![]() ![]() NIC teaming is supported on both physical and Hyper-V virtual machines, and on Core and Full iterations of Server 2012/2012R2. ![]() Built-in support in Server 2012 and newer, ensures that it’s no longer necessary to download additional software to create and manage the team.In this blog post we will review the built-in NIC teaming feature of Server 2012 R2 and we will go through how to configure NIC teams, using the GUI and PowerShell.ġ.1 Benefits/Features of built-in NIC teaming in Windows Server 2012 R2 In Windows Server 20 R2, however, NIC Teaming is built into the operating system, and it’s vendor, hardware, and line-speed agnostic. Prior to Windows Server 2012, NIC Teaming was available only through the use of 3rd party software solutions (such as HP, Intel, and Dell), and required specific network adapter hardware. Adapters that are members of a NIC team each maintain their own separate physical existence and each connect to separate network cables. By utilizing NIC Teaming, also known as load balancing and failover (LBFO), you can combine multiple network interface adapters to create a single logical NIC to provide fault tolerance or bandwidth aggregation for your network connections. ![]()
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