Note: The LACP transmit hash policy defaults to 3 mode. If necessary, you can use the
Grid Management API to change it to 4 mode.
Port bond mode
Network bond
mode
Client Network disabled
(default)
Client Network enabled
Fixed (default)
Active-Backup
(default)
•
Ports 2 and 4 use an active-
backup bond for the Grid
Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 are not used.
•
A VLAN tag is optional.
•
Ports 2 and 4 use an active-backup
bond for the Grid Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 use an active-backup
bond for the Client Network.
•
VLAN tags can be specified for
both networks for the convenience
of the network administrator.
LACP (802.3ad)
•
Ports 2 and 4 use an LACP
bond for the Grid Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 are not used.
•
A VLAN tag is optional.
•
Ports 2 and 4 use an LACP bond for
the Grid Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 use an LACP bond for
the Client Network.
•
VLAN tags can be specified for
both networks for the convenience
of the network administrator.
Aggregate
LACP (802.3ad)
only
•
Ports 1-4 use a single LACP
bond for the Grid Network.
•
A single VLAN tag identifies
Grid Network packets.
•
Ports 1-4 use a single LACP bond
for the Grid Network and the Client
Network.
•
Two VLAN tags allow Grid
Network packets to be segregated
from Client Network packets.
For additional details, see the topic about GbE port connections for the services appliance.
This figure shows how the two 1-GbE management ports on the SG100 are bonded in Active-
Backup network bond mode for the Admin Network.
These figures shows how the two 1-GbE management ports on the appliance are bonded in Active-
Backup network bond mode for the Admin Network.
SG100 Admin Network ports bonded
SG1000 Admin Network ports bonded
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Configuring StorageGRID connections
