Network : Bridge over bonding

[Matthew Galgoci]

> > > You probably want to bond eth0 and eth1 into a mode 1 bond, which is
> > > active/standby based on link status. You then want to make the bond0
> > > interface a member of bridge0.
> > >
> > > From original mail:
> > BONDING_OPTS="mode=1 primary=eth0 miimon=100"
> >
>
> Just curious, why would one opt for mode 1 over 802.3ad?  If your switch
> hardware allows link aggregation across chassis I would think that would be
> the best way to maximize throughput and availability.
>
> Regards
> etc

If you are on a single chassis or have OTV support (a logically unified chassis),
by all means, do 802.3ad :)

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Matthew Galgoci
Network Operations
Red Hat, Inc
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