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V-Series appliance interface bonding
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V10000 appliances that run only one product can bond interfaces for failover or load balancing, as described below.
Interface bonding is not supported on V5000 appliances.
 
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Important 
Do not bond interfaces that have different speeds or duplex modes. Doing so can result in performance problems.
V10000 with TRITON AP-WEB only
Interfaces E1 and E2 can be cabled to your network and then bonded through software settings to a Content Gateway interface, with E1 optionally bonded to P1, and E2 optionally bonded to P2. No other pairing is possible.
Interface bonding provides these alternatives:
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Active/Standby mode: P1 (or P2) is active, and E1 (or E2) is in standby mode. Only if the primary interface fails would its bonded interface (E1 or E2) become active.
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Load balancing: If the switch or router that is directly connected to the V10000 supports load balancing (etherchannel, trunk group, or similar), then traffic to and from the primary interface can be balanced between the primary interface and its bonded interface (E1 or E2).
You can choose to bond or not bond each Content Gateway interface independently. You do not have to bond at all.
If you do bond an interface, choose one mode for that bonding (either active/standby or load balancing). You do not have to choose the same bonding mode for both interfaces.
Ensure that all interfaces are cabled properly before bonding.
V10000 with TRITON AP-EMAIL only
Interfaces P1 and P2 can be cabled to your network and then bonded through software settings to a TRITON AP-EMAIL interface, with P1 optionally bonded to E1, and P2 optionally bonded to E2. No other pairing is possible.
Interface bonding provides these alternatives:
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Active/Standby mode: E1 (or E2) is active, and P1 (or P2) is in standby mode. Only if the primary interface fails would its bonded interface (P1 or P2) become active.
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Load balancing: If the switch or router that is directly connected to the V10000 supports load balancing (etherchannel, trunk group, or similar), then traffic to and from the primary interface can be balanced between the primary interface and its bonded interface (P1 or P2).
You can choose to bond or not bond each TRITON AP-EMAIL interface independently. You do not have to bond at all.
If you do bond an interface, choose one mode for that bonding (either active/standby or load balancing). You do not have to choose the same bonding mode for both interfaces.
Ensure that all interfaces are cabled properly before bonding.

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