NE0154601-00 A 7-17 Linux Configuration forBonding Mode and VirtualLAN (VLAN)Linux Bonding ModeEnsure that the steps required for installing the RPM source, creating the binary,and installing the binary have been performed as described in “QLogic AdapterDriver Installation (RPM Format)” on page 6-5 before setting up Linux bondingmode.Type the following command to verify that the QLogic adapter driver has beeninstalled:% lsmod | grep nx_nicType the following command to install the driver (if it has not yet been installed):% modprobe -v nx_nicThe steps for setting the Linux bonding mode are as follows. Note that these areexample commands. The actual commands may be different depending on thesystem configuration.1. % modprobe bonding mode=1 miimon=100 updelay=50000primary=eth162. % ifconfig bond0 25.145.1.199 netmask 255.255.255.0broadcast 25.145.1.255 up3. % ifenslave bond0 eth15 eth16Type the following command to bring down the bond:% ifconfig bond0 downNOTE:These commands and steps have been tested under RHEL5. Other Linuxdistributions and versions may enable and utilize bonding differently.
