HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions - Manual (Page 55)

Table 17 Supported bonding configurations (continued)
ALB 802.3ad Active-Passive Number of ports x NIC type
Yes Yes Yes 2 x 1 GbE
Yes Yes No 3 x 1 GbE
Yes Yes No 4 x 1 GbE
Yes Yes Yes 2 x 10 GbE
No No Yes 1 x 1 GbE + 1 x 10 GbE in single bond
Yes Yes Yes Multiple bonds of same type 1
Yes Yes Yes Multiple bonds of different type
2
HP StoreVirtual 4630 storage systems
Yes No No 2 x 10 GbE
1 Both bonded interfaces are the same type.
2 The bonds, bond0 and bond1, are not the same type, but each type of bond may be combined with the other two types.
Maximum of 2 active bonded interfaces. May configure as many unbonded interfaces as are available.
Unsupported bonds with 10 GbE
HP StoreVirtual Storage with 10 GbE NICs installed and configured does not support these bond
types.
•
Bonding two bonds
•
ALB bond with a 1 GbE NIC and a 10 GbE NIC
•
Link Aggregation Dynamic Mode bond with a 1 GbE NIC and a 10 GbE NIC
IP address for NIC bonds
Allocate a static IP address for the logical bond interface (bond0 or bond1). You cannot use DHCP
for the bond IP.
NIC bonding and speed, duplex, frame size, and flow control settings
These settings are controlled on the TCP/IP and TCP Status tabs of the Network configuration
category. If you change these settings, you must ensure that both sides of the NIC cable are
configured in the same manner. For example, if the storage system is set for Auto/Auto, the switch
must be set the same. See
“TCP status tab” (page 47) for more information.
Table 18 Comparison of Active-Passive, link aggregation dynamic mode, and Adaptive Load
Balancing bonding
Adaptive load balancing Link aggregation dynamic
mode Active-Passive Feature
Simultaneous use of both NICs
increases bandwidth. Simultaneous use of both
NICs increases bandwidth. Use of 1 NIC at a time
provides normal
bandwidth. Bandwidth
Yes Yes Yes Protection during port
failure
Yes. NICs can be plugged into
different switches. No. Both NICs are plugged
into the same switch. Yes. NICs can be plugged
into different switches. Protection during switch
failure
No Yes No Requires support for
802.3ad link
aggregation?
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