Configuring Bond Interfaces in Gaia Portal

Step

Instructions

1

In the navigation tree, click Network Management > Network Interfaces.

2

Make sure that the subordinate interfaces, which you wish to add to the Bond interface, do not have IP addresses.

3

For a new bond interface, select Add > Bond.

To edit an existing Bond interface, select the Bond interface and click Edit.

4

On the IPv4 tab, enter the IPv4 address and subnet mask.

You can optionally select the Obtain IPv4 Address automatically option.

5

On the IPv6 tab (optional), enter the IPv6 address and mask length.

You can optionally select the Obtain IPv6 Address automatically option.

Important - First, you must enable the IPv6 Support and reboot (see System Configuration).

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On the Bond tab:

  1. Select or enter a Bond Group ID. This parameter is an integer between 0 and 1024.

  2. Select the subordinate interfaces from the Available Interfaces list and then click Add.

    Note - Make sure that the subordinate interfaces do not have any IP addresses or aliases configured.

  3. Select an Operation Mode:

    • Round Robin (default) - Bond uses all subordinate interfaces sequentially (High Availability + Load Sharing).

    • Active-Backup - Bond uses one subordinate interface at a time (High Availability).

    • XOR - Bond uses subordinate interfaces based on a hash function (High Availability + Load Sharing).

    • 802.3ad - Dynamic bonding according to IEEE 802.3ad (Load Sharing).

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On the Advanced tab:

  1. Configure the required MTU for your network (if not sure, leave the default value).

  2. Configure the Monitor Interval - How much time to wait between checking each subordinate interface for link-failure. The valid range is 1-5000 ms. The default is 100 ms.

  3. Configure the Down Delay - How much time to wait, after sending a monitor request to a subordinate interface, before bringing down the subordinate interface. The valid range is 1-5000 ms. The default is 200 ms.

  4. Configure the Up Delay - How much time to wait, after sending a monitor request to a subordinate interface, before bringing up the subordinate interface. The valid range is 1-5000 ms. The default is 200 ms.

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Additional configuration settings are available depending on the selected Bond Operation Mode:

  • If you selected the Round Robin bond operation mode, then there are no additional configuration settings.

  • If you selected the Active-Backup bond operation mode, then select the Primary Interface.

    By default, the first subordinate interface added to the bond group, becomes the primary.

    Important - You must not configure the primary subordinate interface explicitly in ClusterXL when you configure the Sync interface on a bonding group for redundancy. For more information, see the R81 ClusterXL Administration Guide > Chapter ClusterXL Requirements and Compatibility > Section Supported Topologies for Synchronization Network.

  • If you selected the XOR bond operation mode, then select the Transmit Hash Policy - the algorithm for subordinate interface selection according to the specified TCP/IP Layer.

    Select either Layer 2 (uses XOR of the physical interface MAC address), or Layer 3+4 (uses Layer 3 and Layer 4 protocol data).

  • If you selected the 802.3ad bond operation mode, then perform these two steps:

    1. Select the Transmit Hash Policy - the algorithm for subordinate interface selection according to the specified TCP/IP Layer.

      Select either Layer 2 (uses XOR of the physical interface MAC address), or Layer 3+4 (uses IP addresses and Ports).

    2. Select the LACP Rate - how frequently the LACP partner should transmit LACPDUs.

      Select either Slow (every thirty seconds), or Fast (every one second).

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Click OK.

Note - The name of a Bond interface in GaiaClosed Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. is "bond<Bond Group ID>". For example, the name of a bond interface with a Bond Group ID of 5 is "bond5".