Bond interface does not detect link failure

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Bonding interface cannot not recognize when the link of a slave goes down.
  • Speed or duplex reported by the bond may remain as unknown in case of a link failure.
  • Fail over activity on active-backup mode does not take place when one of the slaves is not available.
  • Bonding failover is not happening when cable gets disconnected

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (All versions)
  • Bonding

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