[PATCH docs v2] network: Discourage the use of balance-{alb,tlb}

[PATCH docs v2] network: Discourage the use of balance-{alb,tlb}

[Maximiliano Sandoval]

when used upstream of a bridge with VM traffic.

Signed-off-by: Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Gabriel Goller <g.goller@proxmox.com>
---
 pve-network.adoc | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pve-network.adoc b/pve-network.adoc
index 4209092..2b3e664 100644
--- a/pve-network.adoc
+++ b/pve-network.adoc
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ If your switch supports the LACP (IEEE 802.3ad) protocol, then we recommend
 using the corresponding bonding mode (802.3ad). Otherwise you should generally
 use the active-backup mode.
 
+WARNING: The bond modes 'balance-alb' and 'balance-tlb' are not suitable when
+the local addresses are not known to the host. These bond modes should not be
+used when a Linux bridge with guests is used in combination with the bond.
+
 For the cluster network (Corosync) we recommend configuring it with multiple
 networks. Corosync does not need a bond for network redundancy as it can switch
 between networks by itself, if one becomes unusable. Some bond modes are known
-- 
2.47.3