IBM Streams 4.2.1

Linux channel bonding option for IBM Streams

Channel bonding is a Linux configuration option that might improve the performance of IBM® Streams by increasing bandwidth and providing redundancy.

To configure channel bonding, the administrator binds the network interface cards (NICs) together into a single channel using the bonding kernel module and a special network interface, called a channel bonding interface. You can configure channel bonding on all of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS), and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) versions that are supported by IBM Streams.

For more information, see the documentation for your operating system.

Parent topic: Performance considerations and options for IBM Streams
Related information:
RHEL documentation website
CentOS wiki
SUSE documentation website
Boost IBM Streams performance with Linux channel bonding