NIC Teaming Tool (Gen1) for Wyse 5070 thin client Configuration Guide Dell Engineering January 2019 A Dell Deployment and Configuration Guide
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1 Introduction This document provides the information on how to use Realtek Ethernet CLI (Command-Line Interface) Tool 8169DiagV2.exe, to create NIC Team on Wyse 5070 thin clients running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise operating systems. 4 NIC Teaming Tool (Gen1) for Wyse 5070 thin client | Configuration Guide v1.
2 NIC Teaming NIC Teaming, also known as Load Balancing/Failover (LBFO), enables you to combine multiple Ethernet adapters and behave as a single logical NIC. If your Wyse 5070 thin client has dual RJ45 ports, you can create the NIC Team to group two ethernet adapters in a system for fault tolerance and load balancing to increase throughput and reliability.
3 Realtek Ethernet CLI Tool Realtek Ethernet CLI Tool supports 2 teaming modes - FEC/GEC and LACP. When a NIC team is configured in LACP mode, Realtek NIC teaming always operates in LACP's active mode and no option is available to change to the LACP’s passive mode. Table 1 Teaming modes supported in Realtek Ethernet Tool Features Teaming Modes of Realtek Ethernet Tool FEC/GEC 3.
3.2 USAGE NOTICE • Dell recommends not to install the GUI tool and use GUI and CLI tool alternately. It causes NIC behavior abnormal or system crash. • Administrative privilege is required for this tool. • IGNORE the message highlighted in the image when executing “8169DiagV2.exe -List”. Figure 3 7 Message displayed when executing “8169DiagV2.exe -List”. NIC Teaming Tool (Gen1) for Wyse 5070 thin client | Configuration Guide v1.
4 Steps to configure NIC Teaming For information on the command definition, see Parameters of CLI Tool for NIC Teaming. 4.1 Create NIC Team 1. Use List command to ensure that there is no NIC Team in TEAMING list. If there is an adapter name in the list, the NIC team is already created. 2. Use Add Team command to create a NIC team. Ensure that the message Completed is displayed before executing the next command to prevent undesired NIC behavior or system crash. 3.
You can also use the List command to confirm the new virtual teaming adapter in the TEAMING list. 4.2 Remove NIC Team 1. Search the Realtek Virtual Teaming Adapter in the Network Connections. (ex: Ethernet 3) You can also find the name in the TEAMING list by using the List command. 9 NIC Teaming Tool (Gen1) for Wyse 5070 thin client | Configuration Guide v1.
2. Use the Delete Team command with the name of Realtek Virtual Teaming Adapter to remove the NIC team. Ensure that the message Completed is displayed before executing the next command to prevent undesired NIC behavior or system crash. 3. 10 Use the List command to ensure that there is no NIC Team in the TEAMING list. NIC Teaming Tool (Gen1) for Wyse 5070 thin client | Configuration Guide v1.
5 Uninstallation For new tool updates, you must uninstall the current version to prevent undesired NIC behavior or system crash. 1. Ensure that there are no Realtek Virtual (Teaming) Adapter in Device Manager. If the Realtek Virtual Teaming Adapter is present, please refer Remove NIC Team section and delete the adapter. Delete the Realtek Virtual Adapter. This may be present if you have created a VLAN. 2. 11 Delete the Teaming folder from C:\Program Files\Realtek.
