Setting up NIC Teaming for Windows Server 2012*/2012 R2*/2016*/2019*

PowerShell* Instruction

Note	We recommend using Microsoft Teaming on operating systems 2012 and higher.

Creating the Network Team using PowerShell

See the Microsoft TechNet article that details NIC Teaming (NetLBFO) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell*.

1. Open an elevated PowerShell prompt. In the Windows® 10 taskbar search, type PowerShell. Press the W and S keys to open Search.
2. You should now see the result Windows PowerShell at the top. Right-click Windows PowerShell and select Run as Administrator.

1. If you are presented with the User Account Control prompt, click Yes.
2. Enter the command new-NetLBFOTeam [TEAMNAME] “[NIC1]”, “[NIC2]” and press the Enter Key.
   [TEAMNAME] – the name you want to give to the team of network adapters
   [NIC1] – the name of the first network adapter found from above
   [NIC2] – the name of the second network adapter found from above
3. Open the Network Connections by going to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections.