HP StoreAll Series Installation Manual page 235

13. Make necessary advanced configuration changes on the Advanced Configuration screen:
NOTE: If you press F2 from the Network Configuration screen in
Configuration screen appears.
a. Select the required bond interface option:
Add Bond Device: Adds a new bond device to the network configuration.
Remove Bond Device: Removes an existing bond from the network configuration.
bondx: Unconfigured: Configures a bond device that has not yet been configured.
If more than one unconfigured device exists, those devices are also listed on the
Advanced Configuration screen.
NOTE: You may press F2 from the Advanced Configuration screen to return to the
Network Configuration screen. Doing so, cancels entries made on this Advanced
Configuration screen.
b. Do one of the following:
Select Configure to make device configuration changes, and then go to
complete the Add Bond Interface screen.
Select F2 to return to the Network Configuration screen, and then return to
Note that selections are not saved after you press F2.
Select Continue to save changes, and then go to
configurations from the wizard, or got to
Configuration wizard screen.
Select Back to return to the previous screen, and then return to
made from this screen are not saved after you select Back.
14. On the Edit Bond Mode screen, select the appropriate bond mode using the UP and DOWN
arrow keys or the Tab key on your keyboard, and then select Ok.
Mode=1 (Default): Use this mode to direct all network traffic to one port. Remaining ports
act as a backup, if the designated port fails. Use this option if only a few ports exist in
the network, and the primary intent is to avoid configuration conflicts.
Mode=4 (Recommended): Use this option to balance network traffic across multiple ports.
To use this option, an Ethernet switch configuration is required.
Mode=6 (Optional): Use this option to balance network traffic across all ports and cause
traffic to a given client to be directed to one port. This option is recommended if the switch
cannot be configured.
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