Frequently Asked Questions
Configure
I would like to increase the throughput for traffic going to and from my virtual service. Does the LoadMaster support interface bonding? How would I set this up?
The LoadMaster has the ability to bond its interfaces together to provide for additional throughput as well as redundancy. LoadMaster supports two styles of bonding: 802.3ad and Active-Backup.
To configure an interface for use with bonding:
- Navigate to the lowest indexed interface you wish to use on the LoadMaster's web interface.
- Click on the Interface bonding button and you will be prompted if you would like to create a bond on this interface This will turn your eth* to bnd*
- Configure the bonded interface with addressing
- To add interfaces or to modify the bond type click Bonded Devices.
- You can select the style of bonding you like from the Bonded Devices page
- 802.3ad – True bonding which aggregates the bandwidth of multiple interfaces. Both interfaces must connect to the same switch and the switch ports must be configured to support this.
- Active-Backup – This style of bonding allows for link redundancy but does not aggregate the bonded interfaces. Each link can be connected to a different switch for full redundancy. No switch configuration is required for this.