NIC Teaming For Fault Tolerance And Load Balancing On Windows Server 2012

Info
Level: Intermediate
Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy
Date Created: June 4, 2013
Length of Class: 22:38
Research Assistance:
Tracks
Windows Server 2012
Prerequisites
Students should be comfortable working in the Windows Server 2012 environment, and understand basic TCP/IP Networking.
Purpose of Class
This class teaches students how to team NIC's in Windows Server 2012 for Fault Tolerance and Load Balancing of Network Traffic.
Class Notes
NIC Teaming makes it appear as if multiple Network Interface Cards are a single NIC to the Server
NIC Teaming is used for Load Balancing
NIC Teaming is used for Fault Tolerance
To manage NIC Teaming
Server Manager
Local Server
NIC Teaming
NIC Teams can connect to Multiple Switches so that if one switch fails the Server can still communicate with the network
Corrections

Lab Setup Used in Demonstration
The ETCG Host Computer Specs are:
ASUS Model: CM6870US01
16 GB of RAM
1 TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
i7 3.4 GHz Intel Processor
Windows Server 2012 Member Server Virtual Machine
3 Internal Network Connections in VirtualBox
Study Guide

Resources
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831648.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2012/06/19/nic-teaming-in-windows-server-2012-brings-simple-affordable-traffic-reliability-and-load-balancing-to-your-cloud-workloads.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2012/10/16/nic-teaming-in-windows-server-2012-do-i-need-to-configure-my-switch.aspx#.Ua4GJkCsh8E

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