5.6.x HP X9000 Series Network Storage System Installation Guide (TA768-96056, December 2011)

X9720 bonding. Mode 4 (LACP) should not be used on X9720 systems as LACP packets are
handled by the VC Flex 10 and are not forwarded to the blade servers.
Properly configured, this provides a fully redundant network connection to each blade. A single
failure of NIC, Virtual Connect module, uplink, or site network switch will not fail the network
device. However, it is important that the site network infrastructure is properly configured for a
bonded interface to operate correctly both in terms of redundancy and performance.
Onboard AdministratorSite network
Available uplink port
Bay 5 (reserved for future use)7.Management switch 2 (ProCurve)1.
Bay 6 (reserved for future use)8.Management switch 1 (ProCurve)2.
Bay 7 (reserved for optional components)9.Bay 1 (Virtual Connect Flex-10 10GB Ethernet
Module for connection to site network)
3.
Bay 8 (reserved for optional components)10.Bay 2 (Virtual Connect Flex-10 1GB Ethernet
Module for connection to site network)
4.
Onboard Administrator 111.Bay 3 (SAS switch)5.
Onboard Administrator 212.Bay 4 (SAS switch)6.
Create a bonded network interface
Complete the following steps:
1. Create a bond1 file named ifcfg-bond1, and place the file in the /etc/sysconfig/
network-scripts directory.
In theifcfg-bond1 file, bond1 is defined as the master. Include the following information
in the file (for your installation, substitute the appropriate values for your network instead of
192.168.1, and use the correct NETMASK, NETWORK and BROADCAST values):
DEVICE=bond1
IPADDR=192.168.1.1
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
USERCTL=no
BONDING_OPTS=”miimon=100 mode=1 updelay=100”
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