Port bond
Network bond
mode
mode
Fixed
Active-
(default)
Backup
(default)
LACP
(802.3ad)
Aggregate
LACP
(802.3ad) only
See "10/25-GbE port connections for the E5700SG controller" for more information about port bond
and network bond modes.
Steps
1. From the menu bar of the StorageGRID Webscale Appliance Installer, click Configure
Networking > Link Configuration.
The Network Link Configuration page appears. The first time you access this page:
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Link Speed is set to 10GbE.
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Port bond mode is set to Fixed.
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Network bond mode is set to Active-Backup.
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The Admin Network is enabled.
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The Client Network is disabled.
Client Network disabled
(default)
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Ports 2 and 4 use an
active-backup bond
for the Grid Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 are not
used.
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A VLAN tag is
optional.
•
Ports 2 and 4 use an
LACP bond for the
Grid Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 are not
used.
•
A VLAN tag is
optional.
•
Ports 1-4 use a single
LACP bond for the
Grid Network.
•
A single VLAN tag
identifies Grid Network
packets.
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Client Network enabled
•
Ports 2 and 4 use an active-
backup bond for the Grid
Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 use an active-
backup bond for the Client
Network.
•
VLAN tags can be specified
for both networks for the
convenience of the network
administrator.
•
Ports 2 and 4 use an LACP
bond for the Grid Network.
•
Ports 1 and 3 use an LACP
bond for the Client Network.
•
VLAN tags can be specified
for both networks for the
convenience of the network
administrator.
•
Ports 1-4 use a single LACP
bond for the Grid Network
and the Client Network.
•
Two VLAN tags allow Grid
Network packets to be
segregated from Client
Network packets.