Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Unloading the Bonding Driver, Changing Bonding Driver Parameters

6–Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter Configuring the NIC in a Linux Environment

If the command produces no output, the bonding driver is already loaded. If the output is similar to Figure 6-32, the bonding driver has been successfully loaded.

Figure 6-32. Loading the Bonding Driver

Unloading the Bonding Driver

To unload the bonding driver, enter the following command:

#modprobe -r bonding

To verify that the bonding driver has been unloaded, enter the lsmod grep bonding command as described in “Loading the Bonding Driver” on page 6-45

To display the bonding driver version and the configurable parameters, enter the following:

#modinfo bonding

Changing Bonding Driver Parameters

NOTE:

When initially configuring a bond or modifying bonding related parameters, enter the tail -f /var/log/messagescommand in a separate window, and watch for bonding driver status messages.

modprobe is a Linux utility that intelligently adds or removes a module from the Linux kernel. modprobe also has an option to specify a parameter value when loading the driver. You can make nonpersistent changes or persistent changes to the bonding driver.

Making Nonpersistent Changes to the Bonding Driver To make changes to driver parameters that are not persistent across reboots or driver reloads, use the modprobe command. For example:

1.Unload the Linux Bonding driver module by issuing the following command:

# modprobe -r bonding

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