3.6. Configuring Network¶
Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform requires one network interface per server for management. On the Component Installation screen, you will need to specify a network interface to assign the network with the management traffic type to. After installation, you will not be able to remove this traffic type from the preconfigured network in the management panel.
Usually network is configured automatically (via DHCP) by the installation program. If you need to modify network settings, you can do so on the NETWORK & HOST NAME screen.
If manual configuration is required, specify the necessary parameters for at least one network card and provide a hostname: either a fully qualified domain name (hostname, domainname) or a short name (hostname).
3.6.1. Creating Bonded and Teamed Connections¶
Bonded and teamed connections offer increased throughput beyond the capabilities of a single network card as well as improved redundancy.
While installing Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform, you can configure bonding on the NETWORK & HOSTNAME screen as described below. Teaming can be configured in a similar way after choosing Team on step 1.
To add a new bonded connection, click the plus button in the bottom, select Bond from the drop-down list, and click Add.
In the Editing Bond connection… window, set the following parameters for an Ethernet bonding interface:
- Mode to
XOR. - Link Monitoring to
MII (recommended). - Monitoring frequency, Link up delay, and Link down delay to
300.
Note
It is also recommended to manually set
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In the Bonded connections section on the Bond tab, click Add.
In the Choose a Connection Type window, select Ethernet from the in the drop-down list, and click Create.
In the Editing bond slave… window, select a network interface to bond from the Device drop-down list.
Configure other parameters if required and click Save.
Repeat steps 3 to 7 for each network interface you need to add to the bonded connection.
Configure other parameters if required and click Save.
The connection will appear in the list on the NETWORK & HOSTNAME screen.
