Mode 6 (Adaptive Load Balancing) bonds do not function properly with the error "ARP monitoring cannot be used with ALB/TLB. Only MII monitoring is supported".
Issue
- When using a mode 6 (Adaptive Load Balancing) bond, the message "ARP monitoring cannot be used with ALB/TLB. Only MII monitoring is supported" may appear in /var/log/messages.
- ARP targeting is being utilized by the bond.
- The bond may either be completely nonfunctional or will provide no fail-over capabilities.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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