CC: Jesse Gross <je...@nicira.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com>
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@@ -765,6 +765,35 @@ A: Do you have a controller configured on br0 (as the
commands above
can refer to the answer there for more information.
+Bonds
+-----
+
+Q: Can I use Linux bond devices on Open vSwitch bridges?
+
+A: Yes. If you are already accustomed to configuring and using Linux
+ bond devices, then you can continue to use them with Open vSwitch.
+ You can add a Linux bond device to an Open vSwitch bridge with
+ "ovs-vsctl add-port", the same way as with other network devices.
+
+ You should not configure an IP address on a Linux bond device that
+ you add to an Open vSwitch bridge. See the "Configuration
+ Problems" section for more information.
+
+ Linux bonds may have reduced performance compared to Open vSwitch
+ bonds, because Open vSwitch lacks the direct visibility into the
+ attached interfaces that would allow it take advantage of NIC
+ offload features.
+
+ Linux bonds and Open vSwitch bonds have different features. Linux
+ bonds don't, for example, offer the SLB balancing mode, and cannot
+ because the bond device does not have access to the Open vSwitch
+ MAC table.
+
+Q: It looks like each of the interfaces in my bonded port shows up
+ as an individual OpenFlow port. Is that right?
+
+A: See the "Controllers" section below.
+
Controllers
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