Tru64 IP Bonding

[Robert_305]

Where can I find instructions on IP Bonding? A good book or an on-line reference would be great. We are using Tru64 4.0G but will be upgrading to 5.1x soon.

[Ross Minkov]

Robert,

What you called IP Bonding in Tru64 UNIX is called Redundant Array of Independent Network Adapters (NetRAIN). NetRAIN integrates multiple network interfaces on the same local area network (LAN) segment into a single virtual interface called a NetRAIN set. One network interface in the set is always active while the others remain idle. If the active interface fails, one of the idle set members comes online with the same IP address within an adjustable failover time period.

You can find more info in the Tru64 UNIX Network Administration Guide online:

http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51B_HTML/ARH9CDTE/TITLE.HTM


Regards,
Ross

[Han Pilmeyer]

NetRAIN is the pure network interface failover capability, i.e. just redundancy. If you're looking for the IP bonding in the sense of IEEE 802.3ad (i.e. increased bandwidth and redundancy), then have a look at LAG (Link Aggregation Groups) in the next paragraph of the same manual.