From: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH installer v5 05/23] install: config: add option for setting up bond on management interface
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 14:10:34 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106131058.804870-6-c.heiss@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261106131058.804870-1-c.heiss@proxmox.com>
Prerequisite for the rest of the installer to support setting up a bond
as management interface during installations.
Signed-off-by: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss@proxmox.com>
---
Changes v4 -> v5:
* no changes
Changes v3 -> v4:
* no changes
Changes v2 -> v3:
* add comments to new Proxmox::Sys::Net subroutines
* fix up line length on comments
* compare MAC addresses case-insensitively (@thanks Thomas)
* allow clearing the primary bond interface (@thanks Thomas)
Changes v1 -> v2:
* no changes
Proxmox/Install/Config.pm | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 81 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm b/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm
index dba3692..967712a 100644
--- a/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm
+++ b/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm
@@ -103,6 +103,21 @@ my sub init_cfg {
# network related
mngmt_nic => undef,
+ # Options for creating a bond for the management interface with the given physical
+ # interfaces and mode.
+ mngmt_bond => {
+ # MAC addresses of member interfaces. If empty, bonding is disabled.
+ members => [],
+ # must be one of: 'balance-rr', 'active-backup', 'balance-xor', 'broadcast',
+ # '802.3ad', 'balance-tlb', 'balance-alb'
+ mode => 'active-backup', # recommended by our docs
+ # hash policy, only used with '802.3ad' and 'balance-xor' mode
+ # must be one of 'layer2', 'layer2+3', 'layer3+4'
+ hash_policy => 'layer2',
+ # MAC address of primary bond interface, only used with 'active-backup' mode, optional
+ primary_interface => undef,
+ },
+
# maps mac address -> custom name
# if set to a hash, enables interface name pinning for all interfaces
network_interface_pin_map => undef,
@@ -257,6 +272,38 @@ sub get_subscription_key { return get('subscription_key'); }
sub set_mngmt_nic { set_key('mngmt_nic', $_[0]); }
sub get_mngmt_nic { return get('mngmt_nic'); }
+sub set_mngmt_bond_opt {
+ my ($k, $v) = @_;
+ my $opts = get('mngmt_bond');
+
+ croak "unknown management bond option key '$k'" if !exists($opts->{$k});
+
+ die "unknown bond mode '$v'\n"
+ if $k eq 'mode' && !Proxmox::Sys::Net::is_valid_bond_mode($v);
+ die "unknown bond hash policy '$v'\n"
+ if $k eq 'hash_policy' && !Proxmox::Sys::Net::is_valid_bond_hash_policy($v);
+
+ # allow setting no interfaces (disabling bonding), or 2+ for enabling it
+ die "at least 2 member interfaces are required for bond\n"
+ if $k eq 'members' && scalar($v->@*) == 1;
+ die "primary interface '$v' is not a member of the bond\n"
+ if $k eq 'primary_interface'
+ && defined($v)
+ && !grep { lc($_) eq lc($v) } $opts->{members}->@*;
+
+ $opts->{$k} = $v;
+}
+
+sub get_mngmt_bond_opt {
+ my ($k) = @_;
+ my $opts = get('mngmt_bond');
+ return defined($k) ? $opts->{$k} : $opts;
+}
+
+sub get_mngmt_bond_enabled { # virtual config
+ return scalar(get_mngmt_bond_opt('members')->@*) >= 2;
+}
+
sub set_network_interface_pin_map { set_key('network_interface_pin_map', $_[0]); }
sub get_network_interface_pin_map { return get('network_interface_pin_map'); }
diff --git a/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm b/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
index c43311d..630d96a 100644
--- a/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
+++ b/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ our @EXPORT_OK = qw(
parse_ip_mask
parse_fqdn
validate_link_pin_map
+ is_valid_bond_mode
+ is_valid_bond_hash_policy
MIN_IFNAME_LEN
MAX_IFNAME_LEN
DEFAULT_PIN_PREFIX
@@ -450,4 +452,36 @@ sub validate_link_pin_map : prototype($) {
}
}
+# Checks whether the given string is a valid network bond mode, as accepted by
+# ifupdown2.
+sub is_valid_bond_mode {
+ my ($mode) = @_;
+
+ my $valid = {
+ 'active-backup' => 1,
+ 'balance-alb' => 1,
+ 'balance-rr' => 1,
+ 'balance-tlb' => 1,
+ 'balance-xor' => 1,
+ 'broadcast' => 1,
+ '802.3ad' => 1,
+ };
+
+ return exists($valid->{$mode});
+}
+
+# Checks whether the given string is a valid network bond hash policy, as
+# accepted by ifupdown2.
+sub is_valid_bond_hash_policy {
+ my ($policy) = @_;
+
+ my $valid = {
+ layer2 => 1,
+ 'layer2+3' => 1,
+ 'layer3+4' => 1,
+ };
+
+ return exists($valid->{$policy});
+}
+
1;
--
2.56.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-06 13:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-06 13:10 [PATCH installer v5 00/23] fix #2164: add bond and vlan setup across all installers Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 01/23] install: run make tidy Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 02/23] tree-wide: use `MacAddress` type instead of string for MAC addresses Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 03/23] install: factor out ifupdown2 config generation into own subroutine Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 04/23] install: do not rely on interface name map to be fully populated Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` Christoph Heiss [this message]
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 06/23] install: config: add option for setting up vlan on management interface Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 07/23] install: network: set up management bond if requested Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 08/23] install: network: set up vlan on management interface " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 09/23] gui: network: factor out name pinning into advanced options dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 10/23] gui: network: add bond setup options to " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 11/23] gui: network: add vlan setup options to advanced network dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 12/23] auto: pass through management network bond options to low-level installer Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 13/23] auto: pass through management network vlan " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 14/23] tui: drop long obsolete comment about logo formatting Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 15/23] tui: views: add widget for displaying a group of checkboxes Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 16/23] tui: network: factor out name pinning into advanced options dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 17/23] tui: network: match form label style when enabling/disabling elements Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 18/23] tui: network: add bond setup options to advanced network dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 19/23] tui: network: add vlan " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 20/23] gui: network: split advanced options dialog into tabs Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 21/23] tui: " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 22/23] gui: network: list bond member candidates sharing a MAC address once Christoph Heiss
2026-11-06 13:10 ` [PATCH installer v5 23/23] tui: " Christoph Heiss
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