Starting with Windows Server 2012, Microsoft has provided built-in support for NIC teaming. Insight Control server provisioning provides a script that enables NIC Teaming. The Script Configure NIC team for Windows creates a single NIC team with all available NICs. To create multiple NIC teams, use ProLiant SW - Configure Multiple NIC Team for Windows OS Build Plan. For more information on the Configure NIC Teaming for Windows and ProLiant SW - Configure Multiple NIC Team for Windows scripts, see the Insight Control Server Provisioning Build Plans Reference Guide.
For a list of NIC teaming related commands in PowerShell, enter the following command on the PowerShell command line interface: get-command -Module netlbfo
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Enable NIC Teaming in an OS Build Plan for a new Windows server 2012 OS install
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Make a copy of the Windows Server 2012 scripted install OS Build Plan by selecting Actions→Save As from the OS Build Plan screen.
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Edit the new OS Build Plan to add the Configure NIC Teaming for Windows script as the last step of the new OS Build Plan, after the Wait for HP SA Agent step. To do this select Add steps and edit as follows:
Script: Configure NIC Teaming for Windows
Parameter: Enter the required parameters to specify which NICs to team, using the following format:
FieldName,Value[,Value][,Value...]
This is a comma separated list and no extra spaces should be used when specifying parameters. Any spaces specified will be read as part of the value.
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NOTE: Adding another reboot step after the NIC teaming script is not necessary because modifying the OS for NIC teaming does not require a reboot. |
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Create a standalone OS Build Plan to enable NIC Teaming on an already installed Windows Server 2012
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Create an empty Build Plan with the Create Build Plan action.
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Edit the new OS Build plan with the following:
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Add a new step and choose the Configure NIC Teaming for Windows script. To do this select Add steps and edit as follows:
Script: Configure NIC Teaming for Windows
Parameter: Enter the parameters to specify which NICs to team, using the following format:
FieldName,Value[,Value][,Value...]
This is a comma separated list and no extra spaces should be used when specifying parameters. Any spaces specified will be read as part of the value.