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Chapter 3: Network
Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes
Network Storage System (NSS) Administrator Guide
Chapter
3
Setting up the Link Bonding & Advertising Modes
The
Network Properties
page is where you configure the bonding mode for the physical Ethernet
link(s) attached to the NSS. It also lets you determine how you want to advertise the presence of the
NSS within your network.
To configure the network properties:
1. From the
Manager Menu
, click
Network
Properties.
The
Network Properties
page appears.
2. To set the bonding mode of your physical links, click one of the following:
•
802.3ad Link Aggregation (failover and load sharing):
Select this option to aggregate the
two Ethernet connections using the IEEE 802.3ad standard. This technology is also known as
trunking or bonding.
•
Active backup (failover):
This is the default option when you first install the NSS or when you
restore the factory default settings by resetting the NSS. Select this option to define one link as
the active link and one link as the backup. Should the active link become unusable (either
disconnected or significantly degraded), the backup link automatically becomes the active
link.
3. Set the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), in bytes, in the
MTU
field. This is the largest Ethernet
frame that your network can handle. The default MTU size is 1500 bytes. MTU sizes greater
than 1500 bytes are considered "jumbo frames".
4. To assign the link MTU size automatically using the DHCP server, click
Assign automatically via
DHCP
. In this case, the value entered in the
MTU
field is used as a backup if the DHCP server
does not provide an MTU value or if the server cannot be reached.
5. Based on your network requirements, enable any of the following:
•
Advertise using UPnP:
The NSS is advertised within the network using UPnP.