5.1.3. Procedure – Configuring bond interfaces

Purpose: 

To create a bond interface, complete the following steps. The interfaces used to create the bond 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 ZMC 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, bond0) and set its type to static.

4. Select Type-specific options > New.

5. Select bond_slaves and enter the name of the interfaces to bond into the Attributes field. Use a single whitespace to separate the name of the interfaces (for example, eth0 eth1).

6. Optional step: Select Type-specific options > New to set other bond-specific options as needed (for example, bond_mode). If an option is not listed, type its name into the Option field and its value to the Attributes field.

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

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