5.1.4. Procedure – Configuring bridge interfaces

Purpose: 

To create a bridge interface, complete the following steps. The interfaces used to create the bridge interface must be already configured. For details on configuring network interfaces, see Procedure 5.1.1.1, Configuring a new interface.

Steps: 

1. Navigate to the host, and select the Networking MC component.

2. To create a new interface, select Interfaces > Network interface configuration > New. The New interface dialog is displayed.

3. Enter a name for the interface (for example, bridge0) and set its type to bridge.

4. Enter the name of the interfaces to bridge into the Bridge members field. Use a single whitespace to separate the name of the interfaces (for example, eth0 eth1).

5. Optional step: Select Type-specific options > New to set bridge-specific options as needed (for example, bridge_stp).

6. Configure the other parameters of the interface (for example, address, netmask, and so on) as needed.

7. To activate the changes, click Commit and Upload.