NSX-T configuring Edge bonds/Teaming/LACP

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on how to configure the Bond for NSX-T edge management networking.

Environment

VMware NSX

Resolution

Please follow the below steps for configuring edge management bond and the required networking.

Configure the Bond with no VLAN Id:

Use the existing command:

set interface bond0 ip #.#.#.#/## gateway #.#.#.#/### plane mgmt mode active-backup members eth0,eth1 primary eth0

OR

Use the new command to create the bond then configure IP settings for management network in a 2nd command:

set interface bond0 plane mgmt mode active-standby members eth0,eth1 primary eth0
set interface bond0 ip #.#.#.#/## gateway #.#.#.### plane mgmt

 

Configure the bond with VLAN Id:

set interface bond0 plane mgmt mode active-backup members eth0,eth1 primary eth0
set interface bond0 vlan ID plane mgmt
set interface bond0.1000 ip #.#.#.#/## gateway #.#.#.### plane mgmt

To delete the bond that you have created:

clear interface bond0

If the bond was created with a VLAN:

clear interface bond0.ID

The edge uplink Teaming or LACP configuration is set in the NSX-T UI (you can create a team without creating a LAG)

1. Create a new edge uplink profile and add a LAG. This will let you create an active or passive LACP lag.
2. Specify the number of Uplinks you would like attached
3. Specify the MTU and the transport Vlan
4. Create a team:
   1. Specify the teaming policy
   2. Specify the active uplinks

Additional Information

For more information on the configuration of Uplink profiles, kindly refer: Create an Uplink Profile

If any issue occurs during the configuration of Bond, please refer article: Configuration of bond0 on bare metal edge node fails with error, "bond0: option mode: unable to set because the bond device has slaves"