Using NIC Teaming and a virtual switch for Windows Server 2012 host networking

Whiteboard overview and step-by-step demonstration of using the native NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 combined with host level virtual network adapters via a Hyper-V network switch to increase bandwidth and add fault tolerance for all network communications. Leverages minimum QoS weighting to ensure sufficient bandwidth for each type of traffic in contention times. My actual PowerShell used in this video: Get-NetAdapter New-NetLbfoTeam -Name "HostSwitchTeam" -TeamMembers NICTeam3,NICTeam4 -TeamingMode Static -Confirm:$false New-VMSwitch "MgmtSwitch" -MinimumBandwidthMode weight -NetAdapterName "HostSwitchTeam" --AllowManagement $false Add-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name "LiveMigration" -SwitchName "MgmtSwitch" Set-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name "LiveMigration" -MinimumBandwidthWeight 50 Add-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name "Cluster" -SwitchName "MgmtSwitch" Set-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name "Cluster" -MinimumBandwidthWeight 50 Copyright 2013 John Savill. http://www.savilltech.com