LAG / BONDING / LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)

LAG / BONDING / LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)

Link Aggregation is synonymous with bonding of interfaces bandwidth together to create a larger trunk pipe to allows more data through this trunk. This also allows for redundancy in the even that one of the links fails.

Each of the interface in the bonding group is considered as slave interface. The LAG with "switch" option is only available with the Nodegrid Net Service Router (NSR) product line, because it requires Ethernet interfaces that is only available on NSR appliances.

If you need to configure LAG for others devices other than NSR, you have to use LACP protocol as an option.

1) Basic config via CLI:

[admin@nodegrid /]# cd settings/network_connections/
[admin@nodegrid network_connections]# add -> to add a new connection
[admin@nodegrid {network_connections}]# set name=lacpd -> to set a name for your connection
[admin@nodegrid {network_connections}]# set type=bonding -> to set a type for your connection
[admin@nodegrid {network_connections}]# set description=lag -> Optional, for description
[admin@nodegrid {network_connections}]# set bonding_mode=802.3ad(lacp) ->to set bonding mode
[admin@nodegrid {network_connections}]# set slave(s)='eth0 eth1' -> to set ETHs or/and SFPs for your LAG, separated by single quotes
[admin@nodegrid {network_connections}]# set slave(s)=commit ->to save your new connection

2) Basic config via GUI:

A) Go to Network::Connections and Add a new connection.


B)  1) Give a name for your connection.
      2) For type, you have to select "Bonding"
      3) Bonding Mode select "802.3ad (LACP)
      4) Slave(s) are ETHs or/and SFPs separated by spaces.
      5) Hit "Save"


* You´ll also see that "Bonding Connections" has many more options to choose from but only with those I sent you it will work. If you need more details on your connection, take a look on the options.

C) Go back to your connections (Network::Connections) and you´ll see your new connection created.

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