OLVM: LACP Ethernet Channel Bonding: "option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode xxxxxx" Entry In /var/log/messages (Doc ID 2757940.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 19, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

On Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager(OLVM) with KVM hosts was setup with LACP Ethernet Channel Bonding, but was experiencing a network issue.

Further details found in the /var/log/messages:

Mar 3 19:45:57 KVM-host01 kernel: bondscan-pXv8PF: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-rr(0)
Mar 3 19:45:57 KVM-host01 kernel: bondscan-pXv8PF: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode active-backup(1)
Mar 3 19:45:58 KVM-host01 kernel: bondscan-pXv8PF: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-xor(2)
Mar 3 19:45:58 KVM-host01 kernel: bondscan-pXv8PF: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode broadcast(3)
Mar 3 19:45:58 KVM-host01 kernel: bondscan-pXv8PF: option lacp_rate: invalid value (2)
Mar 3 19:45:58 KVM-host01 kernel: bondscan-pXv8PF: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-tlb(5)
Mar 3 19:45:58 KVM-host01 kernel: bondscan-pXv8PF: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-alb(6)

Mar 3 19:45:59 KVM-host02 kernel: bondscan-eEMn27: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-rr(0)
Mar 3 19:45:59 KVM-host02 kernel: bondscan-eEMn27: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode active-backup(1)
Mar 3 19:45:59 KVM-host02 kernel: bondscan-eEMn27: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-xor(2)
Mar 3 19:45:59 KVM-host02 kernel: bondscan-eEMn27: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode broadcast(3)
Mar 3 19:45:59 KVM-host02 kernel: bondscan-eEMn27: option lacp_rate: invalid value (2)
Mar 3 19:45:59 KVM-host02 kernel: bondscan-eEMn27: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-tlb(5)
Mar 3 19:45:59 KVM-host02 kernel: bondscan-eEMn27: option lacp_rate: mode dependency failed, not supported in mode balance-alb(6)

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Cause

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