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Each team must consist of two adapters; if you are removing one of two adapters
assigned to a team, your computer displays the following message:
Note: Because a Failover Team requires two adapters to provide failover protection,
you will either need to add an adapter to any team with only one adapter, or
delete the team before you can successfully complete adapter configuration.
3. If necessary, place another adapter into the team.
Each team must consist of at least two adapters. To add an adapter to a specific team,
be sure that the team is highlighted in the Team list. If the desired team is not
highlighted, select the team instance in the Team list. Then, in the NICs Available
list, select the adapter to be added and click Add NIC. The highlighted adapter is
moved from the NICs Available list to the Team list under the highlighted team.
4. When you are finished configuring Failover Teams, click Close to accept the
changes.
If any team has fewer than two adapters assigned, you are prompted to add another
adapter or delete the team.
5. In the Network window, click Close to complete the configuration change.
6. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
Your computer restarts using the new configuration settings.
Note: If you modify any optional configuration parameters (Failover Team or
VLAN), you must restart your computer before the changes take effect. If you
make changes and do not restart, you might experience configuration
problems. If no configuration changes have been made, you can click No to
close the configuration session without restarting your computer.
Deleting a team
To delete a configured Failover Team and release its assigned adapters, do the following:
1. In the Failover Team Configuration tab, select the team you want to delete from the
Team list.
2. Click the Delete a Team.
The team and all its assigned adapters will be removed from the team list. The
released adapters will be displayed in the NICs Available list.
Note: Adapters that are part of a Failover Team inherit all the basic configuration
properties of the team, including VLANs associated with the team. If you
delete a Failover Team, any VLANs configured for the adapters that are
members of that team are also deleted.