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Adding link aggregation to my configuration

Added by Marco Masotti about 1 year ago

I've cleaninstalled the latest system version, using as hardware a Supermicro dual gigabit motherboard, and initially setting just one ethernet einterface (namely, e1000g0). Now, I would like to try out the link aggregation feature, in order to create a network aggregation, composed of e1000g0 (already working) and e1000g1, so to connect to my 802.3ad capable switch. Unfortunately the 'create network aggregation' command responds that at least 2 aggregation-capable, unconfigured interfaces are required for creation a 802.3ad aggregated data link.

Since I've got only e1000g0 and e1000g1 ports, but with one of them already in use by the system initial install process, what can be the best approach to create a network aggregation and join the two interfaces? Thank you, Marco.


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RE: Adding link aggregation to my configuration - Added by will ogden about 1 year ago

I had this issue. You need to use the console not the web gui. Remove the existing network connection, then create the aggregated link, then re-initialize the appliance to use the aggregated link.

RE: Adding link aggregation to my configuration - Added by Roman Strashkin about 1 year ago

procedure:

  1. login to appliance via native console (not ssh, not web-gui)
  2. unconfigure your NICs (NICs for aggr)
  3. create aggr
  4. reinit appliance: "setup appliance init"
  5. done.

RE: Adding link aggregation to my configuration - Added by Marco Masotti about 1 year ago

Thank you for your replies, the link aggregation was made with success. However one nuisance remains, reason that the e1000g0 port of the Supermicro board is in simultaneous use by the IPMI control interface.

According to you, and in order to get the whole working in a reasonable fashion, is it ever possible to have the link aggregation and the IPMI interface yet responding on one of the aggregated ports?