Ethernet network bonding

The bond device is enabled by default. To disable, toggle off Enable.

• Active-backup: Transmits data on only one of the bonded devices at a time. When the active device fails, the next available device in the list is chosen. This mode provides for fault tolerance.
• Round-robin: Alternates between bonded devices to provide load balancing as well as fault tolerance.

1. For Add device, click .

   

2. For Device, select an Ethernet device to participate in the bond pool.
3. Repeat for each appropriate Ethernet device.

1. Click Network > Interface.
2. For Add Interface, type a name for the interface and click .

   

3. For Device, select the Ethernet bond created above:

   

4. Complete the rest of the interface configuration. See Configure a Wide Area Network (WAN) or Configure a Local Area Network (LAN) for further information.

5. Disable any other interfaces associated with the devices that were added to the Ethernet bond.

   For example, if ETH1 and ETH2 were added to the Ethernet bond, disable the ETH1 and ETH2 interfaces:

   

   In some cases, the device may be a part of a bridge, in which case you should remove the device from the bridge.

   See Configure a bridge for more information.

Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.

> config
(config)>

(config)> add network bond name
(config network bond name)>

For example, to create an Ethernet bond named eth_bond:

(config> add network bond eth_bond
(config network bond eth_bond)>

(config network bond eth_bond)> enable false
(config network bond eth_bond)>

(config network bond eth_bond)> mode value
(config network bond eth_bond)>

where value is either:

• active-backup: Transmits data on only one of the bonded devices at a time. When the active device fails, the next available device in the list is chosen. This mode provides for fault tolerance.
• round-robin: Alternates between bonded devices to provide load balancing as well as fault tolerance.

1. Use the ? to determine available devices:

   (config network bond eth_bond)> ... network device ?
   
    Additional Configuration
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
    loopback
   
   (config network bond eth_bond)>

2. To add this device name to the end of the list:

   (config network bond eth_bond)> add device end /network/device/
   (config network bond eth_bond)>

3. Repeat to add additional device names to the list.

1. Type ... to return to the root of the configuration:

   (config network bond eth_bond)> ...
   (config)>

2. Create a new interface, for example:

   (config)> add network interface eth_bond_interface
   (config network interface eth_bond_interface)>

3. For device, select the Ethernet bond created above:

   (config network interface eth_bonding_interface)> device /network/bond/eth_bond
   (config network interface eth_bonding_interface)>

4. Complete the rest of the interface configuration. See Configure a Wide Area Network (WAN) or Configure a Local Area Network (LAN) for further information.

Disable any other interfaces associated with the devices that were added to the Ethernet bond.

For example, if ETH1 and ETH2 were added to the Ethernet bond, and they are included with the ETH1 and ETH2 interfaces:

1. Type ... to return to the root of the configuration:

   (config network interface eth_bonding_interface)> ...
   (config)>

2. Disable the interfaces:

   (config)> network interface eth1 enable false
   (config)> network interface eth2 enable false
   (config)>

In some cases, the device may be a part of a bridge, in which case you should remove the device from the bridge.

See Configure a bridge for more information.

(config)> save
Configuration saved.
>

Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.