Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Verify the Bonding Configuration, MASTER=bond0 SLAVE=yes

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

a.Open the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethx. For example:

# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

b.Append the following commands to the file to modify the physical interface.

MASTER=bond0

SLAVE=yes

c.Save the file, and then exit the editor.

4.Repeat Step 3 for each physical network interface that is to be part of the bonding interface.

5.Restart the network service by issuing the following command:

# service network restart

Verify the Bonding Configuration

To verify if the bonding interface:

1.Enter the cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0 command, and examine the bond0 network interface. Figure 6-33shows that eth0 and eth1 form the bond0 interface, the bonding mode is round-robin, and eth1 status is down.

Figure 6-33. Examine the Bond0 Network Interface

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