Chapter 4 Configuring the Appliance
Skybox version 10.1.200
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Description
packlogs (ZIP) file to a local directory so that you can
send the logs to Skybox Support.
Skybox Manager Enables you to download Skybox Manager for
installation.
Setting up network interface bonding
Skybox Appliances support network interface bonding for redundancy and for
higher bandwidth.
To create a network interface bonding
1
On the Network tab, click Network Configuration.
2
Select Network Interfaces.
3
Select the interface to add to a network bond and click Add to Network
Bond.
4
In the Network Bond Setup dialog box, add a new bond interface.
5
Select the interfaces to bond to this new interface (as slaves).
6
Select the method for assigning the IP address for this interface.
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If you select static mode, provide the IP address, netmask, and gateway.
7
Select the mode in which the bond is to work; we recommend active-backup.
For information about the supported bond modes, see
(on page 21).
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Click Save.
To view a list of the network interface bonding
›
On the Network tab, click Network Configuration Summary.
SUPPORTED BOND MODES
This section lists supported bond modes. We recommend active-backup for
Skybox clusters.
mode=0 (balance-rr)
Round-robin policy: Transmits packets in sequential order from the 1st available
slave to the last. This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.
