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# Network Teaming in ecaOS 6 (Windows Server 2022 Standard)

## Applicability

* ecaOS 6

## Description

* Network Interface Card (NIC) Teaming in Windows Server 2022 allows you to combine multiple network interfaces into a single logical virtual adapter, called NIC Team. NIC Teaming, in general, provides better performance, reliability, load balancing and redundancy among network cards. 

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## Procedure

1. In Windows Start or Windows Search, type '**Server Manager**' in the search field. Select **Server Manager** in the Best match result.

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2. Select **Local Server**

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3. Ensure the status for NIC Teaming is '**Enabled**'.

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4. Click on the word '**Enabled**' to view details of the NIC Teaming. The Teaming mode can be checked from here:&#x20;

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5. Double click on the Team name to view its properties.

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6. To view **Additional properties**, click 'Additional properties'.&#x20;

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7. In Additional properties, you may modify the teaming mode.

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## Teaming Mode Definition

<table><thead><tr><th width="214">Mode</th><th>Definition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Switch Independent</td><td>This mode does not require network cards that are members of the NIC Teaming to be connected to the same switch. They may be attached to different switches.</td></tr><tr><td>Static Teaming</td><td>This requires the same configuration on the ECA Host and switches to identify which links are from the NIC Teaming mode.<br><strong>Note: This option is switch dependent.</strong> It requires all network cards that are members of NIC Teaming to be connected to the same Switch.  </td></tr><tr><td>LACP<br>(Link Aggregation Control Protocol)</td><td>This dynamically identifies the links between the host and the switch. <br><strong>Note: This option is switch dependent.</strong> It requires all network cards that are members of NIC Teaming to be connected to the same Switch.</td></tr></tbody></table>