Server 2012 R2 NIC Teams

Hey guys, i was hoping someone could help me understand this. I kind of get how this teaming stuff works, but i want to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong/ not supported.
So for the past few days I've been trying to wrap my head around this stuff. And this is what I have so far.
R720 Dell Server --> 4 Teamed NICs ---> Multiplexor --> vSwitch --> VMs
So the vSwitch is connected to the multiplexor and the VMs are connected to that switch. I figured I'd try to see if i saw any performance differences. As a matter of fact I saw it got worse. Sometimes the VM on the server stays connected, other times it
gets disconnected and wont reconnect
When I do a LAN speed test to another server i get like 9 Mbps vs other servers that are connected strait from a nic to a switch and that switch to a server that gets 800 Mbps +
I did a switch independent with dynamic  LB. I did some looking up on all of the settings, but I really dont understand why its so slow. 
Also if i were to create vNICs based off that switch for lets say, management, cluster, live migration etc..
So, the NICs are based off that vSwitch and you can do the Qos for those NICs, but I'm confused as to how those NICs are specifically used. 
If none of that made sense, i'll be around looking for some more info and i can elaborate if need be. 

Hi,
In switch
independent mode, outbound traffic bandwidth could be increased. If you want improve both inbound and outbound bandwidth you could configure a switch dependent
mode. And it is recommended to choose hyper-v switch port as
Traffic distribution algorithms.
For dynamic teaming
most switches require manual administration to enable LACP on the port. 
At last, you referred that VM lose connection intermittently. I wonder the VM lose connection with your virtual switch or lose connection with the other servers.
A good blog for you:
NIC teaming on Virtual Machines
http://blog.marcosnogueira.org/nic-teaming-on-virtual-machines/
Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
Hope this helps.

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