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Creating an Interface Team

In this hands-on lab, we've got to create an interface team. The host we've been provided with has three network interface cards, and it should be configured to use the two extras in a round robin manner.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Apr 06, 2025
Duration
1h 30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Install teamd

    You'll need to make sure the teamd package is installed to use teaming: sudo yum install teamd

  2. Challenge

    Configure the Team Interface

    Create the Team Connection:

    • sudo nmcli con add type team con-name Team0 ifname team0

    Modify the Team Connection to include the static IP and gateway:

    • sudo nmcli con mod Team0 ipv4.address 10.0.1.15/24 ipv4.gateway 10.0.1.1 ipv4.method manual
  3. Challenge

    Add Slave Interfaces

    First slave interface:

    • sudo nmcli con add type team-slave ifname eth1 con-name Slave1 master team0

    Second slave interface:

    • sudo nmcli con add type team-slave ifname eth2 con-name Slave2 master team0
  4. Challenge

    Verify the Team State

    teamdctl team0 state

  5. Challenge

    Verify Connectivity

    ping 10.0.1.15

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