NSX-T configuring Edge bonds/Teaming/LACP

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

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

Environment

VMware NSX

Resolution

Below steps are used for configuring management bond and the required networking on Bare Metal Edge nodes.

Configuring Bond Interface:

• To configure the Bond interface with no VLAN Id run the below command: 

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

• If VLAN needs to be assigned to the bond interface, then the below command needs to run after the above command has already run. 

set interface bond0 vlan ID plane mgmt
set interface bond0.ID ip #.#.#.#/## gateway #.#.#.### plane mgmt

• It is required to configure the IP and Gateway twice. The 2nd command of VLAN assignment deletes the IP configuration given in the 1st command. Hence, the 3rd command needs to run to apply the IP configuration.

Removing Bond interface configuration:

• To delete an existing untagged bond:

clear interface bond0

• To delete an existing VLAN tagged bond:

clear interface bond0.ID

Configuring Uplink teaming/LACP for the Edge node:

• The edge uplink Teaming or LACP configuration has to be set from the NSX UI.
• Follow the steps, listed as per article: Create an Uplink Profile to configure the required teaming policy or LAG for the Bare Metal Edge nodes.

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"