Nic teaming (bonding) in Linux

Here is an example creating the interface bond0 which includes the physical interface p3p3

[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0

DEVICE=bond0

IPADDR=192.168.200.106

NETMASK=255.255.255.0

USERCTL=no

BOOTPROTO=none

ONBOOT=yes

BONDING_OPTS=”mode=4 miimon=100″

 

[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-p3p3

DEVICE=p3p3

HWADDR=00:8C:FA:18:71:32

TYPE=Ethernet

UUID=af6d6e8c-9119-446c-a70f-027c5565eb0d

ONBOOT=yes

NM_CONTROLLED=yes

MASTER=bond0

SLAVE=yes

BOOTPROTO=none