NIC changing with HV failover nodes

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hi

we have 2 dell blade enclosures 16 servers each. of servers member of multiple hv failover cluster windows 2012 r2 data center. servers have 4 x nics 1 gb each , configured them follows : each 2 x nics teamed (switch independent) , named vteam , mteam. later created virtual switch on them vswitch , mswitch , created converged networeks cvlm (for live migration - vlan 25) & cvmt (for host management - vlan 26) on virtual switch mswitch. vms vswitch dedicated. upgrading blade enclosure switch 40 gb , nics 10 gb. 

we plan whole upgrade activity below (will upgrade 1 enclosure @ time, vms moved hv cluster nodes on second enclosure)

a) document existing settings 
b) live migrate vms hv cluster nodes in enclosure-1 cluster nodes in enclosure-2
c) evict node / nodes cluster
d) remove existing converged networks
e) remove existing v-switches 
f) remove existing teams
g) replace enclosure switch , nics on servers
***there won't anymore converged networks since split each of 2 physical nics replaced through server bios 3 nics, total 6 split nics (we won't use other 2 physical nics 1 gb) , each of split nics have speed following: nic vm - 6 gb; mgmt/csv-1 gb; lm - 3 gb
h) team 2x nics 6 gb , name vmteam ; 2x nics 1 gb , name mgteam ; 2x nics 3 gb , name lmteam 
i) create switch vswitch teamed nic - vmteam (keep switch name same other nodes in cluster)
j) change other 2 teamed nic names same other cluster nodes (cvmt <- mgteam, cvlm<-lmteam)
k) add nodes hv f/o cluster , test all 
 

please let know exact procedure followed while replacing / upgrading server nics

thanks in advance

lms

looks logical.  key ensure nics presented on reconfigured hosts match nics configured on cluster reconfigured host join.  simple run of cluster validation wizard can check settings before add node cluster.

you don't mention vlans on reconfigured hosts.  if using vlans currently, need have vlans on reconfigured hosts in order talk existing nodes.

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