11 - How to Configure NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2022 (Video Tutorial in Khmer)

Hello my friend! Today I show you step-by-step how to Configure NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2022! NIC Teaming (Network Interface Card Teaming) combine two or more physical network cards into one virtual adapter! If one network cable unplug or switch port fail, server still stay online without network disconnect! Super high availability and load balancing! Very easy to follow with video tutorial in Khmer! Let's get started!

Step 1: Prepare Physical Network Adapters (NICs)

Make sure your Windows Server computer has at least 2 or more physical network cards (NICs) installed and connected to network switches!

NIC 1 (Ethernet 1) → Connect to Switch 1 Port 1
NIC 2 (Ethernet 2) → Connect to Switch 2 Port 1

💡 Tip: For real production server, always connect NIC 1 and NIC 2 to two DIFFERENT physical network switches! If one switch lose power, second switch keep server online!

Step 2: Open NIC Teaming Manager in Windows Server

1. Open Server Manager window.
2. On left sidebar, click Local Server.
3. In properties table, look for NIC Teaming setting (default show as Disabled).
4. Click hyperlink word Disabled to open NIC Teaming tool window!

💡 Tip: You can also open NIC Teaming window directly by running lbfoadmin.exe command inside PowerShell or Run (Win + R) window!

Step 3: Create New NIC Team

1. Inside NIC Teaming window, look at TEAMS box in bottom-left.
2. Click TASKS drop-down menu > select New Team.
3. In Team name box, type name for your network team (example: Team-LAN-01 or Team01).
4. Under Member adapters, check box next to physical NIC cards you want to combine:
   • Check [x] Ethernet
   • Check [x] Ethernet 2

💡 Tip: Do NOT assign IP address to physical adapters before creating team! Windows will combine them into single logical interface, and you will set IP address on team interface later!

Step 4: Configure Teaming Mode and Load Balancing

Click arrow Additional properties at bottom of New Team window to expand advanced options:

1. Teaming mode: Select Switch Independent (Recommended!).
   • Switch Independent: Work with any regular network switch, no special switch configuration required!
   • Static Teaming / LACP: Require managed switch with Link Aggregation (802.3ad/802.1ax) configured on switch ports.
2. Load balancing mode: Select Dynamic (or Address Hash).
   • Dynamic: Automatically distribute incoming and outgoing network traffic evenly across all NICs for best performance!
3. Standby adapter: Select None (all adapters Active) so all network cards work together at same time.
4. Click OK button to create NIC team!

💡 Tip: Always use Switch Independent + Dynamic load balancing mode for general Windows Server roles! It is most flexible and easy to troubleshoot!

Step 5: Assign Static IP Address to NIC Team Interface

After team created finish, Windows create new virtual network adapter called Team01:

1. Press Win + R, type ncpa.cpl and press Enter to open Network Connections.
2. You will see individual NICs are disabled/bound, and new network adapter named Team01 is active!
3. Right-click Team01 > Properties > select IPv4 > click Properties.
4. Set your static IP address (example: IP 192.168.1.10, Subnet 255.255.255.0, Gateway 192.168.1.1, DNS 192.168.1.10). Click OK!

Step 6: Verify NIC Teaming Status with PowerShell

You can verify NIC Team status and test failover using PowerShell commands:

# Get status of all NIC Teams
Get-NetLbfoTeam

# Get details of physical NIC members inside Team
Get-NetLbfoTeamMember

# Test pinging gateway continuously
ping 192.168.1.1 -t

💡 Tip (Failover Test): Run ping 192.168.1.1 -t in PowerShell, then unplug network cable from NIC 1! You will see ping keep working without missing single packet because NIC 2 take over automatically!

Watch Video Tutorial (Khmer)

Watch full step-by-step video tutorial below to see how to configure NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2022 in Khmer:

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Hope this tutorial help you configure NIC Teaming easily! Practice setup NIC Team on your server today. Happy learning my friends! Sharing is caring!