[ovs-dev] [bond docs 1/4] vswitch.xml: active-backup and balance-slb bonds must be one-sided.

[Ethan Jackson]

> For balance-slb the results shouldn't be as obviously bad, but balance-slb
> is definitely not designed considering that situation, so this commit
> generalizes the advice across balance-slb also.

FWIW balance-slb can't work for the same reason. They could choose
different active interfaces, in which case all broadcast traffic will
be dropped.  (Haven't reviewed this patch).

Ethan


>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> ---
>  vswitchd/vswitch.xml |    9 +++++++--
>  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
> index 7b30ce8..480fd63 100644
> --- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
> +++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
> @@ -802,8 +802,13 @@
>
>      <group title="Bonding Configuration">
>        <p>A port that has more than one interface is a ``bonded port.'' Bonding
> -      allows for load balancing and fail-over.  Some kinds of bonding will
> -      work with any kind of upstream switch:</p>
> +      allows for load balancing and fail-over.</p>
> +
> +      <p>
> +        The following types of bonding will work with any kind of upstream
> +        switch.  On the upstream switch, do not configure the interfaces as a
> +        bond:
> +      </p>
>
>        <dl>
>          <dt><code>balance-slb</code></dt>
> --
> 1.7.2.5
>
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