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Bond Ethernet Devices - AWS Elemental Conductor File
Step A: Create the BondStep B: Assign the Devices

This is version 2.18 of the AWS Elemental Conductor File documentation. This is the latest version. For prior versions, see the Archive section of AWS Elemental Conductor File and AWS Elemental Server Documentation.

Bond Ethernet Devices

You can bond Ethernet devices to suit your networking requirements. For example, you might set up two Ethernet devices as an active/redundant pair. Or, if you have two Conductor nodes, you might bond the management interfaces on the two nodes.

Important

We recommend that you set up both eth0 and eth1 with static IP addresses. Eth0, eth1 and bond0 should also all on the same subnet.

Prerequisites

Before you begin this process, make sure that you've done the following:

Step A: Create the Bond

  1. Make sure that you have set up the two devices that you want to bond.

  2. On the Conductor web interface, choose Nodes in the main menu.

  3. On the Nodes screen, choose Edit (wrench icon) beside the primary Conductor node.

  4. On the Node Configuration screen, choose Network > Network Devices.

  5. On the Network Devices tab, choose Add Network Device.

  6. In the Add Network Dialog dialog, select bond as the device type. The dialog immediately expands to include more fields.

  7. Complete the fields as follows:

    Prompt Action
    Bond ID A number that is unique among your bonded interfaces.
    Management

    • Checked: if you are creating a bond in order to bond two management interfaces. For example, if you want to set up both eth0 and eth1 as management interfaces, with eth1 as a backup in case eth0 fails.

    • Unchecked: if you are not bonding two management interfaces.
    Description Optional.
    IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway

    The fields appear only if you set Address Mode to Static.

    The eth0, eth1, and bond0 devices should all be on the same subnet.
    Static Routes Optional.
    Mode Choose the mode that meets your networking requirements.
    More fields Depending on the mode, more fields may appear. Complete them as required to meet your networking requirements.

  8. Choose Save. The new device appears in the Network Devices list.

  9. If you have a secondary Conductor node, switch to the web interface for that node and repeat these steps.

Step B: Assign the Devices

  1. Revise the two regular Ethernet devices as follows:

    • Management: Always Unchecked. This indicates that whether the devices are management or not is defined in the bond, not in the individual devices.)

    • Master Device: Select the bond that you just created (for example, bond0).

  2. Choose Save. The Network Devices list shows the two Ethernet devices and the bond, as displayed in this example:

    Network Devices list showing bond0, eth0, and eth1 with their configurations and statuses.

  3. If you have a secondary Conductor node, switch to the web interface for that node and repeat these steps.