Ability to configure LACP bonding via Network Config using console

[kvaps]

Feature Request

Ability to configure LACP bonding via Network Config using console

Description

Currently there is no way to configure bonding directly on metal:

This is blocking us from installing Talos Linux on such enviroments where LACP is enabled by default

[smira]

There are quite a few methods available now: https://www.talos.dev/v1.8/talos-guides/install/bare-metal-platforms/network-config/

Moreover, 802.3ad bonds usually allow single-link operations, so you can boot, configure single link enough to submit machine configuration with full bond configuration. This e.g. how Equnix Metal works.

[kvaps]

Moreover, 802.3ad bonds usually allow single-link operations, so you can boot, configure single link enough to submit machine configuration with full bond configuration. This e.g. how Equnix Metal works.

Unfortunately this is not working for some providers, eg servers.com does not supporting this.

[smira]

As far I know that some providers are working to provide nocloud metadata so that Talos can auto-configure networking, but I can't comment on that myself.

[vills]

@kvaps on behalf of mentioned Servers.com provider, i can confirm that we are working on bringing an automated way to install Talos on our platform :-)

[kvaps]

Thank you, but I mentioned servers.com just for example. There are a lot of providers and bare-metal configurations with LACP enabled, and it's not so easy to install Talos Linux on them