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Chapter 8
Working with Link Aggregation
In This Chapter
Link Aggregation Overview 130
Configuring Link Aggregation for High Availability 134
Link Aggregation - Load Sharing Mode 137
Changing the Bond Interface Mode 145
Enslaving Interfaces to a Bond 145
Detaching Interfaces from a Bond 146
Deleting a Bond 146
Changing an Existing Interface to a Bond 148
Troubleshooting Bonded Interfaces 148
Link Aggregation Overview
Link aggregation, also known as interface bonding, joins multiple physical interfaces together into a virtual
interface, known as a bond interface. A bond interface can be configured for High Availability redundancy
or for load sharing, which increases connection throughput above that which is possible using one physical
interface.
Link Aggregation Terminology
 Link Aggregation (Interface Bonding): Networking technology that binds multiple physical interfaces
together into one virtual interface.
 Bond: A group of physical interfaces that operate together as one virtual interface and share an IP
address and MAC address. A bond is identified by the cluster by its Bond ID (for example: bond0).
 Bond Interface: The interface assigned to the bond itself.
 Slave (enslaved interface): A physical interface that is a member of a bond. Slaves do not have an IP
Address and share the same MAC address.