Network bonds in XCP-ng
Network bonds in XCP-ng
- Active / Active (Balance-SLB) - This bond type does not usually require the switch to be "aware" of the bond, so it can be used with switches that do not support LACP or similar. It will do its best to balance traffic between all bond members, and of course if a bond member fails, traffic will move over to the remaining bond member(s). Note that some low end switches might have issues with this bond type.
- Active / Backup - This bond type does not require the switch to be "aware" of the bond, so it can be used with any type of switch. It utilizes one bond member for all traffic in normal situations, and only during a link failure will it move traffic over to the backup port.
- LACP - LACP is an active link aggregation protocol that requires the switch to be LACP aware, and configured for LACP on the associated ports. The upside is that it can detect path failures even if the physical ports do not drop, and can fail over very quickly. It balances traffic across all bond members during normal use.
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