How to channel bond in Linux
By joe
- 1 minutes read - 144 wordsPartner wants a 4 way bond on their unit. No problem.
[root@jr4-1 ~]# /opt/scalable/sbin/mkchbond.pl --bond=bond0 --eth=eth0,eth1,eth2,eth3 --ip=10.100.243.80 --netmask=255.255.0.0 --mode=0 --write
mkchbond.pl: v0.9 Create channel bonds easily
by Joe Landman (http://scalableinformatics.com)
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opening file '/etc/modprobe.conf' for appending
closing file '/etc/modprobe.conf'
opening file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0' for writing
closing file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0'
opening file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0' for writing
closing file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0'
opening file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1' for writing
closing file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1'
opening file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth2' for writing
closing file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth2'
opening file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth3' for writing
closing file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth3'
That was pretty easy. Now comment out the IPADDR/NETMASK entries in ifcfg-bond0, and put in dhcp … and we are done.