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February 9th, 2008 20:00

linux bonding and dell switch

I'd like to use mode 4 of the linux bonding ( mode4 = 802.3ad)

IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link aggregation. Creates aggregation groups that share the same speed and duplex settings. Utilizes all slaves in the active aggregator according to the 802.3ad specification.
	Pre-requisites:
1. Ethtool support in the base drivers for retrieving
the speed and duplex of each slave.
2. A switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link
aggregation.
Most switches will require some type of configuration
to enable 802.3ad mode.
I'd like to know if I can use this configuration without problems with dell switch of the 27xx series.

Tnanks in andavance.
  • bh1633

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    Posted February 13th, 2008 17:00

    2700 switches do not support dynamic link aggregation (LACP).  They support static link aggregation.

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    Posted February 14th, 2008 06:00

    Thanks for replying.
    So from what I have understand from you post, bonding supports only dynamic link aggregation, right?

    So what are the right dell switches to do what i am looking for?

    Thanks again.

  • bh1633

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    Posted February 14th, 2008 12:00

    You can use the 2700 switches, you just have to configure linux to use static link aggregation.

     

    Dell switches that support LACP (dynamic link aggregation) are the 3000, 5000, and 6000 series switches.

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    Posted February 14th, 2008 14:00

    Thanks againg for replying, now the last question, i hope :)
    How to set linux bonding to use static link aggregation?
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    Posted February 14th, 2008 15:00

    Here's a link:

    http://www.cyberciti.biz/howto/question/static/linux-ethernet-bonding-driver-howto.php

     

    Look at Bonding Driver Options.  Set the 'mode' to 'balance-xor'

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    Posted February 15th, 2008 10:00

    Hi, I have read the link you suggested me.

    But I think it's not what I am looking for, I mean, I 'd like to do the folling thing:
    to put, for examples, (number) two 1 gigabit network interfaces "together" so to have only one interface at the speed of 2 gigabit.

    From what I have understand, I need this:

    802.3ad or 4

    IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link aggregation. Creates
    aggregation groups that share the same speed and
    duplex settings. Utilizes all slaves in the active
    aggregator according to the 802.3ad specification.

    Slave selection for outgoing traffic is done according
    to the transmit hash policy, which may be changed from
    the default simple XOR policy via the xmit_hash_policy
    option, documented below. Note that not all transmit
    policies may be 802.3ad compliant, particularly in
    regards to the packet mis-ordering requirements of
    section 43.2.4 of the 802.3ad standard. Differing
    peer implementations will have varying tolerances for
    noncompliance.

    Prerequisites:

    1. Ethtool support in the base drivers for retrieving
    the speed and duplex of each slave.

    2. A switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link
    aggregation.

    Most switches will require some type of configuration
    to enable 802.3ad mode.
    Do I have understand right? (correct me please if what I'd like to do is impossible or  if I have posted a wrong section of the link you provide me)

    Do all this things are related to the "famous" LACP ?

    So the question is can I do it with the 2007 series?

    THANKS AGAIN.
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    Posted February 20th, 2008 10:00

    Using the mode you suggested me, In the switch I have to go in the menu called "LAG Membership" and create a group or I have to do nothing?
    Thanks
  • bh1633

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    Posted February 20th, 2008 11:00

    You have to create the group on the LAG membership page.

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    Posted March 14th, 2008 16:00

    I have ordered the 2724!

    Well, i have ordered two of them :)

     

    I have understand that I can't use the "Mode 4" and you suggested me to use "mode 2".

    Are there other "modes" I can use with this switch?

    What's the most performant mode I can use with that switch?

    Because of my bad english, I didn't uderstand exactly what "mode 2" does, I have only understand that provdes load balancing and fault tolerance. How does it work? I mean, there's a server with 4 port bonded in mode 2 with the switch.

    If 2 computer attached to the switch ask 2 different files from the server, what happens? One file is sent through one interface of the server and the other file via the other interface of the server?   

     

    Thanks again :) 

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    Posted March 15th, 2008 18:00

    thanks for replying!

     

    What about the "reverse street", i mean some clients that puts things on the server? Does it work on the same way of the "server to client street? 

     

    So what about a situation of a server with 4 port bonded in mode 2 to the switch, and 15 computer attached to the switch asking files from the server? 

    Do you think it would be a good configuration?

     

    So, the only mode I can use is mode 2?