Link Aggregation - Load Balance Not Working

[void269]

I just installed FreeNAS on a Dell PowerEdge 2950 running 2x Broadcom NetXtreme II gig NIC's (which I have confirmed are supported). I set the 2x NIC's up with link Aggregation - Load Balance and the everything looks correct. But when i start tranfsering files tot he server only one NIC is streaming data. The other is basically doing nothing (see attached image). Is this a matter of not setting it up correctly? I recreated the Link Agg a couple of times with the same results, as well as changed cables and switches to rule them out.

Thanks!

 

[ProtoSD]

You forget to mention which version of FreeNAS you're running, please be specific.

Thanks

 

[void269]

My apologies. I am running FreeNAS 8.0.1 RELEASE (the newest version as of 10/11/11).

FreeNAS Build FreeNAS-8.0.1-RELEASE-amd64 (8081)
Platform Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz
Memory 6125MB
Load Average 0.17, 0.39, 0.72
OS Version FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p3

 

[louisk]

How is your switch configured? and does that configuration match what you setup on FreeNAS?

 

[void269]

The switch I have is just a standard non-managed switch so nothing to configure, but I have setup teams before on windows and other Linux based servers without issues. Also, I'm not running LACP, just 'Load balance'.

 

[louisk]

I've never tried doing a lagg on a switch that didn't at least support LACP. I would not expect the results to be favorable.

 

[void269]

I have setup teams on this switch in the past (although not with FreeNAS) without issue. I don't see why it would be being that I have it set to LB. Is there any documentation you guys can point me to that explains this?

 

[dalex]

The switch I have is just a standard non-managed switch so nothing to configure, but I have setup teams before on windows and other Linux based servers without issues. Also, I'm not running LACP, just 'Load balance'.

I think you 're wasting your time (and ours). ANY kind of link aggregation (or bonding) has to be supported from both sides. In your past setup, your O/S was clever/kind enough to disable one port and work with the other, otherwise you would have some nice packet loops...

 

[louisk]

Here is a link for the lagg(8) man page: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?...=FreeBSD+8.2-RELEASE&arch=default&format=html

I don't see how it would work with out support from the network devices, but good luck.