Network Channel Bonding Support; Bonded Network Configurations - Oracle EXADATA X6-2 Installation And Configuration Manual

Version of Oracle Database
11.2.0.4
12.1.0.2
Related Topics:
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine Maintenance Guide
• My Oracle Support note 1423676.1, "Enabling 802.1Q VLAN Tagging in Exadata
Database Machine over client networks"
• My Oracle Support note 2018550.1, "Implementing Tagged VLAN Interfaces in
Oracle VM Environments on Exadata"

2.4 Network Channel Bonding Support

The network port on a database server used for the client access network can be
bonded with another network on the database server to provide higher bandwidth or
availability for client connections to the database. In a bonded network configuration,
Oracle RAC SCAN and VIP addresses are defined on the BONDETH0 interface on
database servers.

2.4.1 Bonded Network Configurations

A bonded network configuration is used when there is a need to aggregate multiple
network interfaces together for client connections to the database.
The bonded network configuration is the default configuration.
The following sections describe the bonded network configuration for Oracle Exadata
Database Machine:
• Bonded Network Configuration for Oracle Exadata Database Machine Two-Socket
Systems
• Bonded Network Configuration for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X7-8
(page 2-13)
• Bonded Network Configuration for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-8, X5-8,
and X6-8
• Bonded Network Configuration for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-8 Full
Rack and Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 Full Rack
VLAN Tagging on Admin
Network
Only supported with IPv4
addresses on X3-2 and above
for two-socket servers, and
X4-8 and above for eight-
socket servers.
Only supported with IPv4
addresses on X3-2 and above
for two-socket servers, and
X4-8 and above for eight-
socket servers.
(page 2-12)
(page 2-14)
Chapter 2
Network Channel Bonding Support
Client and Backup
Networks
Supported with IPv4 and IPv6
on all hardware models.
Supported with IPv4 on all
hardware models.
Supported with IPv6 on all
hardware models with fix for
22289350.
(page 2-15)
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