When one slave of a mode 0 bonding device is removed, the server stops responding to pings from other hosts over the bond device

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • An established mode 0 (balance-rr) bond will not function if one interface is taken down

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  • balance-rr / Round-Robin / mode 0 bonded Ethernet interface

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