Description of problem: nic bonding cannot be brought up if specify 'MASTER="bond0"' in ifcfg-ethX How reproducible: if specify 'MASTER="bond0"' in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX, bond0 cannot be brought up. but 'MASTER=bond0' will works fine.
Should be a straight backport of https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=669110.
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Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Previously, if a bonded interface was created and the slave interface includes the setting MASTER="bond0" (where bond0 is the bonded interface) the slave did not start. This bug has been fixed in the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX script and the bonded interface now brings up the slave interface and communicate as expected.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1081.html