ifplugd

ifplugd is an Ethernet link-state monitoring daemon, that can execute user-specified scripts to configure an Ethernet device when a cable is plugged in, or automatically unconfigure it when a cable is removed.

Follow the steps below to install and configure the ifplugd daemon.

Install ifplugd

1. Update the switch before installing the daemon:

   cumulus@switch:~$ sudo -E apt-get update
   

2. Install the ifplugd package:

   cumulus@switch:~$ sudo -E apt-get install ifplugd
   

Configure ifplugd

After ifplugd is installed, you must edit two configuration files to set up ifplugd:

• /etc/default/ifplugd
• /etc/ifplugd/action.d/ifupdown

The example ifplugd configuration below show that ifplugd has been configured to bring down all uplinks when the peerbond goes down in an MLAG environment.

ifplugd is configured on both both the primary and secondary MLAG switches in this example.

1. Open /etc/default/ifplugd in a text editor.

2. Configure the file as appropriate, and add the peerbond name, before saving:

       INTERFACES="peerbond"
       HOTPLUG_INTERFACES=""
       ARGS="-q -f -u0 -d1 -w -I"
       SUSPEND_ACTION="stop"
   

3. Open /etc/ifplugd/action.d/ifupdown in a text editor.

4. Configure the script, and save the file.

   #!/bin/sh
   set -e
   case "$2" in
   up)
           clagrole=$(clagctl | grep "Our Priority" | awk '{print $8}')
           if [ "$clagrole" = "secondary" ]
           then
               #List all the interfaces below to bring up when clag peerbond comes up.
               for interface in swp1 bond1 bond3 bond4
               do
                   echo "bringing up : $interface"  
                   ip link set $interface up
               done
           fi
       ;;
   down)
           clagrole=$(clagctl | grep "Our Priority" | awk '{print $8}')
           if [ "$clagrole" = "secondary" ]
           then
               #List all the interfaces below to bring down when clag peerbond goes down.
               for interface in swp1 bond1 bond3 bond4
               do
                   echo "bringing down : $interface"
                   ip link set $interface down
               done
           fi
       ;;
   esac
   

5. Restart ifplugd to implement the changes:

   cumulus@switch:$ sudo systemctl restart ifplugd.service
   

Caveats and Errata

The default shell for ifplugd is dash (/bin/sh), rather than bash, as it provides a faster and more nimble shell. However, it contains less features than bash (such as being unable to handle multiple uplinks).