How to configure NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 R2 (Step by Step guide)

Support NLB Solutions -   / nlbsolutions   In this video I am going to show you how to configure NIC Teaming on Windows Server 2012 R2. This is a great feature to protect your servers from unexpected downtime. Please note that there are few things to consider: 1. Switch Independent with Address Hash – Load balances outbound network traffic across all active NICs, but only receives inbound traffic via one of the NICs in the team. 2. Use Static Teaming when you have the following scenario - Servers with heavy inbound and outbound network load. 3. Static Teaming Mode and LACP require additional configuration on the switch. Also the switch needs to support Link Aggregation Control Protocol ( aka., 802.1ax ) for LCAP or static link aggregation configuration.