Chapter 4 Configuring the Appliance
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Add a new bond interface. By default, the 1st interface is named
bond0
, the
2nd
bond1
, and so on.
5
Select the interfaces that should be bonded to this new interface (as slaves).
6
Select the method for assigning the IP address for this interface: static or
DHCP.
When using static mode, you must provide the IP address, netmask, and
gateway.
7
Select the mode in which the bond should work; the recommended mode is
active-backup.
For information on the supported bond modes, see below.
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Click Save.
To view a list of the network interface bonding
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On the Network tab, click Network Configuration Summary.
SUPPORTED BOND MODES
The following bond modes are supported. The recommended bond mode is
active-backup.
mode=0 (balance-rr)
Round-robin policy: Transmit packets in sequential order from the first available
slave through the last. This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
mode=1 (active-backup)
Active-backup policy: Only one slave in the bond is active. A different slave
becomes active if, and only if, the active slave fails. The bond's MAC address is
externally visible on only one port (network adapter) to avoid confusing the
switch. This mode provides fault tolerance. The primary option affects the
behavior of this mode.
mode=2 (balance-xor)
XOR policy: Transmit based on [(source MAC address XOR'd with destination
MAC address) modulo slave count]. This selects the same slave for each
destination MAC address. This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
