Configuring Teaming
teaming configuration is optional. before configuring failover teaming, see "nic teaming" on page 101.
configuring teaming consists of the following tasks:
■ accessing the advanced server features driver properties
■reating teams
■ adding nics to the teams
■ assigning an ip address to the teams
■ rebooting the system
each of these tasks is described below, along with how to delete nics from a failover team and how to delete a team. for each procedure, you must log in as the network administrator.
accessing the advanced server features driver interface
1 open the control panel and double-click the network icon.
2 when the network window opens, select the protocols tab.
3 select advanced server features program driver, and then click properties.
the advanced server features window is displayed.
interface components of the advanced server features window are described below:
■ select or enter a team name.
(the entry field is used to select or enter a team name.)
■ unassigned nics
■ this list displays all of the ethernet nics that are available to be added to a team.
because each adapter can be added to only one team, the nic is removed from this list after it has been assigned to a team.
■ team type
load balance and failover: load balancing
fec/gec: also known as general trunking. no standby nic is allowed when this option is selected.
■ team members
this list displays all nics that belong to a selected team.
■ standby nic
this list displays the standby nic selected for failover belonging to a selected team.
■ vlan list
this list displays all the vlans that have been created for the selected team.
creating a team and assigning nics
a failover team comprises at least one primary nic and one standby nic. each nic can belong to only one team. to configure a new team, access the advanced server program driver properties window and do the following:
1 enter a team name in the "select or enter a team name" entry field.
2 click create team.
all other nics added to the team are reconfigured automatically to match the team configuration. when a basic team configuration properties are changed, this changes the configuration of all nics in the team. however, after an nic has been removed from any team, it will operate according to the parameters set for it before becoming a member of a team.
3 add a nic to the team.
■ in the unassigned nics list, select the nic(s) that you want to add to the team (created in the previous step). move the selected nic(s) to the team members list box using the double arrows.
■ when you have finished configuring failover teams, click ok to accept the changes.
■ in the network window, click close.
at least one nic must be displayed in the team members list box. if a team has no nics assigned, you will be prompted to add another nic or delete the team.
4 the tcp/ip properties window appears. configure the team ip address. configure the ip address and any other necessary tcp/ip configuration for the team and click ok when finished. if you are unsure as to how to configure the tcp/ip properties, consult your microsoft documentation.
5 when prompted to restart the system, click yes. the system restarts, making the changes.
removing nics from a team
1 to remove a nic from its assigned team, select the nic in the team members list and click the double left arrow. click ok.
2 in the network window, click close.
3 when prompted to restart the system, click yes.
the nic will be removed from the team list and will reappear in the unassigned nics list.
deleting a team
1 to delete a configured failover team and release its assigned nics, select the nic in the team list, and then click delete team. click ok.
2 in the network window, click close.
3 when prompted to restart the system, click yes.
the team and all its assigned nics will be removed from the team list. the released nics will reappear in the unassigned nics list.
nics that are part of a team inherit all the basic configuration properties of the team, including vlans associated with the team. if you delete a team, any vlans configured for that team will also be deleted.