This problem only applies to Checkmk Appliance version 1.6.0 and below! If you are on 1.6.1 or above, this does not apply to you!

LAST TESTED ON APPLIANCE 1.6.1

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Problem

When creating a bond in Advanced mode of the Network Settings and assigning a VLAN configuration, the bond will not come up after saving.

Symptoms

After applying the changes, you get presented with both the slaves, and the bond itself is down.

Screenshot of Networking interfaces. Two interfaces are members of bond0

Screenshot of bond0 state down. bond0.1 state lowerlayerdown

Upgrade to firmware 1.6.1 or above.

If you need a workaround right now, you can follow these steps:

Restart the networking service:

root@linux~# systemctl restart networking.service

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