How to configure NIC teaming in ESXi and ESX

Steps:

• To configure NIC teaming for standard vSwitch using the vSphere / VMware Infrastructure Client:
  1.  Highlight the host and click the Configuration tab.
  2. Click the Networking link.
  3. Click Properties.
  4. Under the Network Adapters tab, click Add.
  5. Select the appropriate (unclaimed) network adapter(s) and click Next.
  6. Ensure that the selected adapter(s) are under Active Adapters.
  7. Click Next > Finish.
  8. Under the Ports tab, highlight the name of the port group and click Edit.
  9. Click the NIC Teaming tab.
  10. Select the correct Teaming policy under the Load Balancing field.
  11. Click OK.

• To configure NIC teaming for standard vSwitch using the vSphere Web Client:
  1. Under vCenter Home, click Hosts and Clusters.
  2. Click on the host.
  3. Click Manage > Networking > Virtual Switches.
  4. Click on the vSwitch.
  5. Click Manage the physical network adapters.
  6. Select the appropriate (unclaimed) network adapter(s) and use the arrow to move the adapter(s) to Active Adapters.
  7. Click Edit settings.
  8. Select the correct Teaming policy under the Load Balancing field.
  9. Click OK.

• To configure NIC teaming for Distributed portgroup for VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) using the vSphere/VMware Infrastructure Client:
  1. From Inventory, go to Networking.
  2. Click on the Distributed switch.
  3. Click the Configuration tab.
  4. Click Manage Hosts. A window pops up.
  5. Click the host.
  6. From the Select Physical Adapters option, select the correct vmnics.
  7. Click Next for the rest of the options.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Expand the Distributed switch.
  10. Right-click the Distributed Port Group.
  11. Click Edit Settings.
  12. Click Teaming and Failover.
  13. Select the correct Teaming policy under the Load Balancing field.
  14. Click OK.

• To configure NIC teaming for Distributed portgroup for VDS using the vSphere Web Client:
  1. Under vCenter Home, click Networking.
  2. Click on the Distributed switch.
  3. Click the Getting Started tab.
  4. Under Basic tasks, click Add and manage hosts. A window pops up.
  5. Click Manage host networking.
  6. Click Next > Attached hosts.
  7. Select the host(s).
  8. Click Next.
  9. Select Manage physical adapters and deselect the rest.
  10. Click Next
  11. Select the correct vmnics.
  12. Click Assign Uplink > Next.
  13. Click Next for the rest of the options.
  14. Click Finish.
  15. Expand the Distributed Switch.
  16. Click Distributed Port Group. > Manage > Settings.
  17. Under Properties, click Edit.
  18. Click Teaming and failover.
  19. Select the correct Teaming policy under the Load Balancing field.
  20. Click OK.