LACP bond does not bring up all of the interfaces on server reboot

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After reboot, some of the NICs in an LACP/mode 4 bond do not come up as expected.
  • After reboot, the bonded interface can be seen, but it appears to be down.
    • The bonded interface can be manually turned up with nmcli con up 'bond interface', but the interface appears back down again after a reboot.
Bonding Mode: IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link aggregation
MII Status: down
Slave Interface: net0
MII Status: down
Link Failure Count: 1
Aggregator ID: 1                   
Slave Interface: net1
MII Status: down
Link Failure Count: 1
Aggregator ID: 2                   
Slave Interface: net2
MII Status: down
Link Failure Count: 1
Aggregator ID: 3                   
Slave Interface: net3
MII Status: down
Link Failure Count: 1
Aggregator ID: 4                   

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.8
    • kernel-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 kernel series
  • Broadcom NetXtreme-E network interface (bnxt_en driver)
  • Bonding with mode 4 aka 802.3ad aka LACP

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