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From: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH installer v4 13/30] install: config: add option for setting up bond on management interface
Date: Mon,  2 Nov 2026 13:45:19 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261102124539.1008075-14-c.heiss@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261102124539.1008075-1-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 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;
-- 
2.55.0





  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-02 12:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-02 12:45 [PATCH installer/proxmox v4 00/30] fix #2164: add bond setup across all installers Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 01/30] installer-types: clippy: use .is_multiple_of() instead of manual modulo Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 02/30] installer-types: use `MacAddress` type where applicable Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 03/30] installer-types: derive Display for RebootMode and FilterMatch Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 04/30] installer-types: answer: add options for configuring management bond Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 05/30] installer-types: answer: add options for configuring management vlan Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 06/30] installer-types: bump fetch schema for bond and VLAN answer options Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 07/30] installer-types: bump version to 0.3.0-1 Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH proxmox v4 08/30] network-api: derive Display and FromStr for network bond types Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 09/30] install: run make tidy Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 10/30] tree-wide: use `MacAddress` type instead of string for MAC addresses Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 11/30] install: factor out ifupdown2 config generation into own subroutine Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 12/30] install: do not rely on interface name map to be fully populated Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` Christoph Heiss [this message]
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 14/30] install: config: add option for setting up vlan on management interface Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 15/30] install: network: set up management bond if requested Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 16/30] install: network: set up vlan on management interface " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 17/30] gui: network: factor out name pinning into advanced options dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 18/30] gui: network: add bond setup options to " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 19/30] gui: network: add vlan setup options to advanced network dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 20/30] auto: pass through management network bond options to low-level installer Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 21/30] auto: pass through management network vlan " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 22/30] tui: drop long obsolete comment about logo formatting Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 23/30] tui: views: add widget for displaying a group of checkboxes Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 24/30] tui: network: factor out name pinning into advanced options dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 25/30] tui: network: add bond setup options to advanced network dialog Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 14:55   ` Lukas Sichert
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 26/30] tui: network: add vlan " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 27/30] gui: network: split advanced options dialog into tabs Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 28/30] tui: " Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 29/30] gui: network: list bond member candidates sharing a MAC address once Christoph Heiss
2026-11-02 12:45 ` [PATCH installer v4 30/30] tui: " Christoph Heiss

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