In this hands-on lab, we’ve got to create an interface team. The host we’ve been provided with has three network interface cards, and it should be configured to use the two extras in a round robin manner.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Install teamd
You’ll need to make sure the
teamd
package is installed to use teaming:sudo yum install teamd
- Configure the Team Interface
Create the Team Connection:
sudo nmcli con add type team con-name Team0 ifname team0
Modify the Team Connection to include the static IP and gateway:
sudo nmcli con mod Team0 ipv4.address 10.0.1.15/24 ipv4.gateway 10.0.1.1 ipv4.method manual
- Add Slave Interfaces
First slave interface:
sudo nmcli con add type team-slave ifname eth1 con-name Slave1 master team0
Second slave interface:
sudo nmcli con add type team-slave ifname eth2 con-name Slave2 master team0
- Verify the Team State
teamdctl team0 state
- Verify Connectivity
ping 10.0.1.15