Installing and configuring the NIC Teaming on Microsoft Windows

In this recipe, we will learn how to install and configure a Cisco UCS VIC (Virtual Interface Card) Driver and NIC Teaming on Microsoft Windows Server.

Getting ready

Prepare a Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis with two UCS IOM 2208XP installed, each UCS IOM is connected to a Cisco UCS 6428UP and configure two ports on each Cisco UCS 6428UP as an Ethernet uplink port that is connected to an upstream Ethernet LAN Switch by Fibre Channel cables. The UCS service profile (defined two vNIC1/2) is associated to the UCS Server and can boot up the OS successfully. The detail is listed in the following diagram:

How to do it…

In this recipe, we will learn how to download Cisco VIC driver and NIC Teaming driver ...

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