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1.5 Configuring the network interface of a Windows dedicated server

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Prerequisites

To configure the network interface, you need the VLAN ID value, which you can find in the Links section of the virtual switch details page.
You must have activated/requested and tested the KVM or iDRAC service to configure the Windows server: during the procedure, you must disable the Ethernet network adapter before creating a new one, so the server will be disconnected from the public network.

The main steps for configuring the server are:

activate and test the KVM or iDRAC service;
- access the server and create a new Team;
- this operation creates a new network adapter and disables TCP/IPv4 on the Ethernet network adapter;
- configure the new network adapter as public;
create a network adapter for the SWaaS service using the VLAN ID value;
- configure the network adapter with the required settings;
configure the second server.

Access the server via KVM or iDRAC;
from Start, select Server Manager;
from the menu on the left, select Local Server;
in the PROPERTIES section, disable NIC Teaming;
select Disabled;
the NIC Teaming window will open;
in the TEAMS area, click the TASKS drop-down menu and select New Team;
in the New team window, enter a name for the new team in the Team name field and select the Ethernet interface;
this operation will disable Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) on the Ethernet network adapter;
confirm by clicking OK;
the server is now disconnected from the network. We recommend restarting the server;
access the NIC Teaming section again;
the team you previously created is displayed in the TEAMS section, while the Ethernet interface is displayed in the ADAPTERS AND INTERFACES section.

Go to Change adapter settings in the Network and Sharing Center;
two network adapters are displayed (Ethernet and the one you created);
you must configure the public network on the newly created network adapter;
click the new network adapter and select Properties;
select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4);
in the Properties window, select Use the following IP address;
configure the settings using the same values as the Ethernet adapter before it was disabled;
the server is now connected to the public network again and can be reached.

Access the server;
from Start, select Server Manager;
from the menu on the left, select Local Server;
in the PROPERTIES section, disable NIC Teaming;
select Disabled;
the NIC Teaming window will open;
in the ADAPTERS AND INTERFACES area, select the Team Interfaces tab;
click the TASKS drop-down menu and select Add interface;
the New team interface window will open;
enter a name for the interface and, in the Specific VLAN field, enter the VLAN ID value shown for the virtual switch link created in the Customer Area;
confirm by clicking OK;
two interfaces are now displayed in the ADAPTERS AND INTERFACES area.

Go to Change adapter settings in the Network and Sharing Center;
three network adapters will be displayed (Ethernet, the public network adapter you created, and the network adapter dedicated to the SWaaS service);
you can configure the network adapter dedicated to the SWaaS service according to your requirements.

Example:

IP address 10 . 10 . 10 . 1

Subnet mask 255 . 255 . 255 . 0

There will be no gateway or DNS settings because this is not a public network. If you have set 10.10.10.1 as the IP address, you must use 10.10.10.2 on the second server.

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IP address	10 . 10 . 10 . 1
Subnet mask	255 . 255 . 255 . 0