1. Find current bonding mode:
# cat /sys/class/net/bond0/bonding/mode balance-rr 0
2. Change the bonding mode:
# ifdown bond0 # echo 1 > /sys/class/net/bond0/bonding/mode # cat /sys/class/net/bond0/bonding/mode active-backup 1
3. Up the bond0 again:
# ifup bond0
4. Check if the bonding mode has been changed:
# cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0