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10.6. VLAN on Bond and Bridge Using ip Commands

To use VLANs over bonds and bridges, proceed as follows:
  1. Add a bond device as root: 
    # ip link add bond0 type bond
# ip link set bond0 type bond miimon 100 mode active-backup
# ip link set em1 down
# ip link set em1 master bond0
# ip link set em2 down
# ip link set em2 master bond0
# ip link set bond0 up
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  2. Set VLAN on the bond device: 
    # ip link add link bond0 name bond0.2 type vlan id 2
# ip link set bond0.2 up
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  3. Add the bridge device and attach VLAN to it: 
    # ip link add br0 type bridge
# ip link set bond0.2 master br0
# ip link set br0 up
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