Creating a Bonded Interface
Interface bonding provides a method for aggregating multiple network interfaces into a single logical interface. The goal is to increase throughput and to ensure redundancy in case one of the links fails.
To create a bonded interface:
- In the side menu under Administration, click System Settings.
- Click Network in the navigation toolbar.
- Verify that the correct interface (for example, eth0) is currently selected.
- Click the Bond Interface: Add action link.
The bond0 tab appears and the Bond Interface: Remove action link replaces the Add action link. - In the Default Interface drop-down menu, select bond0.
- Clink the bond0 tab to reveal the bonding-specific fields (such as Bonding Mode and Slave Interfaces) and set as appropriate. See Network Settings for more information.
- Click the Save Settings button.
- Click Reboot to have your changes take effect.