Adapter Groups

An adapter group is a logical grouping of physical network adapters on your server. It provides the underlying connectivity that VM networks use. You manage adapter groups from the Adapter Groups tab in the Gallium Console.

Create an Adapter Group

1. Open your Standalone deployment in the Gallium Console.
2. Select the Adapter Groups tab.
3. Click Create Adapter Group.
4. Enter a Name for the adapter group.
5. Click Create.

The adapter group is created with no adapters assigned. You need to assign physical adapters before the group can be used by networks.

Assign Physical Adapters

After creating an adapter group, assign one or two physical adapters from your server.

1. Click on the adapter group to open its detail page.
2. Click Add next to your server in the Network Adapters section.
3. The Console lists your server's physical adapters, each showing one of three statuses:
   • Assigned — Already part of this adapter group.
   • Unassigned — Available to be added.
   • In Use — Assigned to a different adapter group.
4. Click Add next to each unassigned adapter you want to include.
5. Click Submit to apply your changes.

tip

Assigning two adapters provides active/failover redundancy. If the active adapter fails, traffic automatically switches to the second adapter.

To modify an adapter group that already has adapters assigned, click Edit instead of Add. From there you can add or remove adapters using the same interface.

Rename an Adapter Group

1. Click on the adapter group to open its detail page.
2. Click Rename.
3. Enter the new name and click Submit.

Delete an Adapter Group

An adapter group can only be deleted if it has no networks associated with it.

warning

You must delete or move all networks from an adapter group before it can be deleted. See Networks.

1. Click on the adapter group to open its detail page.
2. In the Delete Adapter Group section, click Delete.
3. Type the adapter group name to confirm, then click Delete.