Bonding
Mode |
Mode in OVM3.2 |
Prerequisites |
Feature |
active-backup |
Active Backup |
Does not require switch configuration |
Only one slave in the bond is active, other slave becomes if active slave fails (failover) |
802.3ad |
Dynamic Link Aggregation |
Ethtool support in the base drivers for retrieving the speed and duplex of each slave. Switch supports 802.3ad and have it enablede |
802.3ad |
balance-alb |
Adaptive Load Balancing |
Does not require switch support |
load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation |