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Modified: hb-net-modules.xml |
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Add an example on how to configure bonding, and clarify what it actually is |
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Thanks to prometheanfire for reminding us on IRC. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.32 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-modules.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-modules.xml?rev=1.32&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-modules.xml?rev=1.32&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-modules.xml?r1=1.31&r2=1.32 |
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Index: hb-net-modules.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-modules.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.31 |
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retrieving revision 1.32 |
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diff -u -r1.31 -r1.32 |
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--- hb-net-modules.xml 12 Apr 2014 06:24:48 -0000 1.31 |
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+++ hb-net-modules.xml 25 Sep 2014 08:21:34 -0000 1.32 |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-modules.xml,v 1.31 2014/04/12 06:24:48 swift Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-net-modules.xml,v 1.32 2014/09/25 08:21:34 jkt Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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different DHCP clients, setting up bonding, bridging, VLANs and more. |
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</abstract> |
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-<version>14</version> |
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-<date>2014-04-12</date> |
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+<version>15</version> |
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+<date>2014-09-25</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Network Modules</title> |
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</p> |
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-Bonding is used to increase network bandwidth. If you have two network cards |
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-going to the same network, you can bond them together so your applications see |
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-just one interface but they really use both network cards. |
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+Bonding is used to increase network bandwidth or to improve resiliency in face |
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+of hardware failures. If you have two network cards going to the same network, |
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+you can bond them together so your applications see just one interface but they |
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+really use both network cards. |
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+</p> |
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+<p> |
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+There are many ways to configure bonding. Some of them, such as the 802.3ad LACP |
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+mode, require support and additional configuration of the network switch. For a |
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+reference of the individual options, please refer to your copy of |
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+<path>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt</path>. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Define the bonding"> |
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slaves_bond0="eth0 eth1 eth2" |
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config_bond0="192.168.100.4/24" |
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+<comment># Pick a correct mode and additional configuration options which suit your needs</comment> |
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+mode_bond0="balance-alb" |
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</pre> |
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<p> |