Bonded head nodes

robnash at rogers.com robnash at rogers.com
Fri Nov 8 05:48:10 PST 2002


Dan, How does one bootup the nodes in bonded mode using the NIC's onboard Bootprom? 
> 
> From: Daniel Pfenniger <daniel.pfenniger at obs.unige.ch>
> Date: 2002/11/06 Wed PM 01:19:49 EST
> To: robnash at rogers.com
> CC: beowulf at beowulf.org
> Subject: Bonded head nodes
> 
> Hi Rob, 
> 
> It is possible, but the head nodes require 3 NICS, 
> the third NIC is for the world. 
> 
> We have a Beo-cluster fully dual bonded, with two head nodes. 
> Here are the relevant files (RH7.3):
> 
> /etc/modules.conf
> --------------------------
> alias eth0 tulip
> alias eth1 tulip
> alias eth2 tulip
> alias bond0 bonding
> ...
> --------------------------
> 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0
> --------------------------
> DEVICE=bond0
> IPADDR=192.168.1.100
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=192.168.1.0
> BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
> ONBOOT=yes
> USERCTL=no
> BOOTPROTO=none
> --------------------------
> 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> --------------------------
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=static
> BROADCAST=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> IPADDR=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=xxx.xxx.xxx.0
> ONBOOT=yes
> --------------------------
> 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
> --------------------------
> DEVICE=eth1
> USERCTL=no
> ONBOOT=yes
> MASTER=bond0
> SLAVE=yes
> BOOTPROTO=none
> --------------------------
> 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth2
> --------------------------
> DEVICE=eth2
> USERCTL=no
> ONBOOT=yes
> MASTER=bond0
> SLAVE=yes
> BOOTPROTO=none
> --------------------------
> 
> 	Dan
> 
> robnash at rogers.com wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Everyone,
> > 
> > Fist off I would like to thank everyone for the valuable input regarding the "Two heads are better that one" question.
> > 
> > I have another question. I have been doing quite a lot of reading on how to bond Ethernet interfaces. In all my reading I have yet to come across literature that describes booting nodes in bonded mode. Is this possible? I have been hacking around with PXE and it seems to me it's not doable due to the fact that the boot process happens in two phases? Does anyone out there know the steps involved in get a fully bonded cluster up and running using the NIC?s prom as the initiator?
> > 
> > I have the INTEL 10/100/1000MX copper cards.
> > 
> > Thank you in advance,
> 

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