NAME

       libvdeplug_bonding - multiplexing vdeplug module: bonding links

SYNOPSIS

       libvdeplug_bonding.so

DESCRIPTION

       This is a libvdeplug multiplex module implementing the bonding of multiple links.

       The  common usage of this module is to support multiple links between virtual machines or switches.  This
       module transmit packets on all the available links in a round-robin manner.  If  the  links  use  several
       paths and channels it is possible to reach a higher bandwidth.

       This module of libvdeplug4 can be used in any program supporting vde like vde_plug, kvm, qemu, user-mode-
       linux and virtualbox.

       The vde_plug_url syntax of this module is the following:
              bonding://[path]
              bonding://[path][[OPTION][/OPTION][/OPTION]...]

       If  path  is  omitted  the  path  of the bonding is /tmp/vdenode_$USERNAME (e.g. /tmp/vdenode_john if the
       username is john).

OPTIONS

       mode=MODE
              define the permissions for the bonding node (see chmod). MODE is an octal  number.   The  standard
              permission mask is: 0600 (only processes owning to the same user can join the network).

       dirmode=DIRMODE
              define the permissions for the bonding node control directory(see chmod). MODE is an octal number.
              If omitted, is computed from mode.

       grp=GROUP
              define the group ownership of the bonding node.

EXAMPLES

       bonding:///tmp/bonding
       Other  virtual  machines, namespaces or vde_plug can join this bondinglink using vde:///tmp/hub or simply
       /tmp/hub
       Given two virtual machines using bonding:///tmp/vm1 and bonding:///tmp/vm2 respectively, it  is  possible
       to  connect  them  using vde_plug /tmp/vm1 /tmp/vm2. If the second virtual machine is running on a remote
       hosts; ip1.vm2.domain.org and ip2.vm2.domain.org are two ip addresses permitting  to  reach  that  remote
       host using different paths, the commands vde_plug /tmp/vm1 = ssh ip1.vm2.domain.org vde_plug /tmp/vm2 and
       vde_plug  /tmp/vm1 = ssh ip2.vm2.domain.org vde_plug /tmp/vm2 create two channels between the two virtual
       machines.  Packets are sent in turns on one or the other link.
       bonding:///tmp/bonding[mode=0666]
       It is the same bondinglink, but everybody is allowed to connect their processes.

NOTICE

       Virtual Distributed Ethernet is not related in any way with  www.vde.com  ("Verband  der  Elektrotechnik,
       Elektronik und Informationstechnik" i.e. the German "Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information
       Technologies").

SEE ALSO

       vde_plug(1),

Virtual Distributed Ethernet                     April 30, 2017                            LIBVDEPLUG_BONDING(1)