9 Linux Configuration for Bonding Mode and Virtual LAN (VLAN)

Linux Bonding Mode

Ensure that the steps required for installing the RPM source, creating the binary, and installing the binary have been performed as described in “QLogic Adapter Driver Installation (RPM Format)” on page 8-5before setting up Linux bonding mode.

Type the following command to verify that the QLogic adapter driver has been installed:

% lsmod grep nx_nic

Type the following command to install the driver (if it has not yet been installed):

% modprobe -v nx_nic

The steps for setting the Linux bonding mode are as follows. Note that these are example commands. The actual commands may be different depending on the system configuration.

1.% modprobe bonding mode=1 miimon=100 updelay=50000 primary=eth16

2.% ifconfig bond0 25.145.1.199 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 25.145.1.255 up

3.% ifenslave bond0 eth15 eth16

Type the following command to bring down the bond:

% ifconfig bond0 down

NOTE:

These commands and steps have been tested under RHEL5. Other Linux distributions and versions may enable and utilize bonding differently.

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3000, 3100 specifications

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