With the
advent of cloud computing and mass virtualization of server operating systems,
the need for high speed, highly available networking becomes even more
pressing. Until now, in a Windows Server environment, the joining together of
Network Interface Cards (NICs) into teams was a tricky and time consuming
process. It required third-party drivers, specific NICs and some rather
technical configurations to get it all right.
So what is a
team? The teaming of network cards is simply joining them into one logical
entity, with a single IP address. Having done this, you can choose how you want
to use this new team.
There are
many reasons for teaming your multi-homed servers. Primarily because the
networking becomes highly available, you can also lose one of the NICs and
still communicate. The team can be set to perform several other functions,
including bonding the two bandwidths together and doubling the potential
throughput of your connection.
Learn how to
team your network cards in windows server 2012 with this useful infographic
designed by Firebrand. The content is from our Windows Server instructor Ed
Baker.
To see the original article posted by Ed Baker, follow this link: http://www.serverwatch.com/server-tutorials/how-to-team-your-network-cards-in-windows-server-2012.html
