Problem
Need to remove the current network bond or reconfigure the bond on the NetBackup appliance
Cause
No longer want to use the current bond or need to reconfigure the network bond
Solution
1. Network > Show Status
Determine what is plugged in
2. Network > Show Configuration
Determine the configuration
3. Network > Unconfigure bond0
This step will remove the IP address from bond0
4. Network > LinkAggregation Disable bond0
This step will remove the Bond
5. Network > Show Configuration
Determine the configuration has been deleted
6. Network > Configure IPAddress Netmask GatewayIPAddress [InterfaceNames] [BondingMode]
Configure 10.200.x.x 255.255.x.x 10.200.x.1 eth2,eth3,eth4,eth5 balance-alb
This step is an example and will create new bond0 interface on eth2, eth3, eth4 and eth5
7. Network > Show Configuration
This will show your new configuration with your new bond0
8. Network > Show Status
This will show the details of the bond and the ports
For more details, see the following documents in Related Articles below:
About IPv4-IPv6-based network support; About modifying the appliance settings; About NIC port bonding.
More information on the commands used can be found in the Veritas NetBackup 52xx Appliance Command Reference Guide specific to your release.
Applies To
NetBackup 5220 and 5230 appliances