diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig/bond.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig/bond.py
index 47e0598ab..f831551d8 100644
--- a/python/vyos/ifconfig/bond.py
+++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig/bond.py
@@ -1,446 +1,448 @@
-# Copyright 2019-2020 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
+# Copyright 2019-2022 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 # Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 
 from vyos.ifconfig.interface import Interface
 from vyos.util import cmd
 from vyos.util import dict_search
 from vyos.validate import assert_list
 from vyos.validate import assert_positive
 
 @Interface.register
 class BondIf(Interface):
     """
     The Linux bonding driver provides a method for aggregating multiple network
     interfaces into a single logical "bonded" interface. The behavior of the
     bonded interfaces depends upon the mode; generally speaking, modes provide
     either hot standby or load balancing services. Additionally, link integrity
     monitoring may be performed.
     """
 
     iftype = 'bond'
     definition = {
         **Interface.definition,
         ** {
             'section': 'bonding',
             'prefixes': ['bond', ],
             'broadcast': True,
             'bridgeable': True,
         },
     }
 
     _sysfs_set = {**Interface._sysfs_set, **{
         'bond_hash_policy': {
             'validate': lambda v: assert_list(v, ['layer2', 'layer2+3', 'layer3+4', 'encap2+3', 'encap3+4']),
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/xmit_hash_policy',
         },
         'bond_min_links': {
             'validate': assert_positive,
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/min_links',
         },
         'bond_lacp_rate': {
             'validate': lambda v: assert_list(v, ['slow', 'fast']),
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/lacp_rate',
         },
         'bond_miimon': {
             'validate': assert_positive,
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/miimon'
         },
         'bond_arp_interval': {
             'validate': assert_positive,
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/arp_interval'
         },
         'bond_arp_ip_target': {
             # XXX: no validation of the IP
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/arp_ip_target',
         },
         'bond_add_port': {
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/slaves',
         },
         'bond_del_port': {
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/slaves',
         },
         'bond_primary': {
             'convert': lambda name: name if name else '\0',
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/primary',
         },
         'bond_mode': {
             'validate': lambda v: assert_list(v, ['balance-rr', 'active-backup', 'balance-xor', 'broadcast', '802.3ad', 'balance-tlb', 'balance-alb']),
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/mode',
         },
     }}
 
     _sysfs_get = {**Interface._sysfs_get, **{
         'bond_arp_ip_target': {
             'location': '/sys/class/net/{ifname}/bonding/arp_ip_target',
         }
     }}
 
     def remove(self):
         """
         Remove interface from operating system. Removing the interface
         deconfigures all assigned IP addresses and clear possible DHCP(v6)
         client processes.
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import Interface
         >>> i = Interface('eth0')
         >>> i.remove()
         """
         # when a bond member gets deleted, all members are placed in A/D state
         # even when they are enabled inside CLI. This will make the config
         # and system look async.
         slave_list = []
         for s in self.get_slaves():
             slave = {
                 'ifname': s,
                 'state': Interface(s).get_admin_state()
             }
             slave_list.append(slave)
 
         # remove bond master which places members in disabled state
         super().remove()
 
         # replicate previous interface state before bond destruction back to
         # physical interface
         for slave in slave_list:
              i = Interface(slave['ifname'])
              i.set_admin_state(slave['state'])
 
     def set_hash_policy(self, mode):
         """
         Selects the transmit hash policy to use for slave selection in
         balance-xor, 802.3ad, and tlb modes. Possible values are: layer2,
         layer2+3, layer3+4, encap2+3, encap3+4.
 
         The default value is layer2
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_hash_policy('layer2+3')
         """
         self.set_interface('bond_hash_policy', mode)
 
     def set_min_links(self, number):
         """
         Specifies the minimum number of links that must be active before
 	    asserting carrier. It is similar to the Cisco EtherChannel min-links
 	    feature. This allows setting the minimum number of member ports that
 	    must be up (link-up state) before marking the bond device as up
 	    (carrier on). This is useful for situations where higher level services
 	    such as clustering want to ensure a minimum number of low bandwidth
 	    links are active before switchover. This option only affect 802.3ad
 	    mode.
 
 	    The default value is 0. This will cause carrier to be asserted (for
 	    802.3ad mode) whenever there is an active aggregator, regardless of the
 	    number of available links in that aggregator. Note that, because an
 	    aggregator cannot be active without at least one available link,
 	    setting this option to 0 or to 1 has the exact same effect.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_min_links('0')
         """
         self.set_interface('bond_min_links', number)
 
     def set_lacp_rate(self, slow_fast):
         """
         Option specifying the rate in which we'll ask our link partner
 	    to transmit LACPDU packets in 802.3ad mode.  Possible values
 	    are:
 
 	    slow or 0
 		    Request partner to transmit LACPDUs every 30 seconds
 
 	    fast or 1
 		    Request partner to transmit LACPDUs every 1 second
 
 	    The default is slow.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_lacp_rate('slow')
         """
         self.set_interface('bond_lacp_rate', slow_fast)
 
     def set_miimon_interval(self, interval):
         """
         Specifies the MII link monitoring frequency in milliseconds. This
         determines how often the link state of each slave is inspected for link
         failures. A value of zero disables MII link monitoring. A value of 100
         is a good starting point.
 
         The default value is 0.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_miimon_interval('100')
         """
         return self.set_interface('bond_miimon', interval)
 
     def set_arp_interval(self, interval):
         """
         Specifies the ARP link monitoring frequency in milliseconds.
 
         The ARP monitor works by periodically checking the slave devices
         to determine whether they have sent or received traffic recently
         (the precise criteria depends upon the bonding mode, and the
         state of the slave). Regular traffic is generated via ARP probes
         issued for the addresses specified by the arp_ip_target option.
 
         If ARP monitoring is used in an etherchannel compatible mode
         (modes 0 and 2), the switch should be configured in a mode that
         evenly distributes packets across all links. If the switch is
         configured to distribute the packets in an XOR fashion, all
         replies from the ARP targets will be received on the same link
         which could cause the other team members to fail.
 
         value of 0 disables ARP monitoring. The default value is 0.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_arp_interval('100')
         """
         return self.set_interface('bond_arp_interval', interval)
 
     def get_arp_ip_target(self):
         """
         Specifies the IP addresses to use as ARP monitoring peers when
         arp_interval is > 0. These are the targets of the ARP request sent to
         determine the health of the link to the targets. Specify these values
         in ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd format. Multiple IP addresses must be separated by
         a comma. At least one IP address must be given for ARP monitoring to
         function. The maximum number of targets that can be specified is 16.
 
         The default value is no IP addresses.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').get_arp_ip_target()
         '192.0.2.1'
         """
         # As this function might also be called from update() of a VLAN interface
         # we must check if the bond_arp_ip_target retrieval worked or not - as this
         # can not be set for a bond vif interface
         try:
             return self.get_interface('bond_arp_ip_target')
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return ''
 
     def set_arp_ip_target(self, target):
         """
         Specifies the IP addresses to use as ARP monitoring peers when
         arp_interval is > 0. These are the targets of the ARP request sent to
         determine the health of the link to the targets. Specify these values
         in ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd format. Multiple IP addresses must be separated by
         a comma. At least one IP address must be given for ARP monitoring to
         function. The maximum number of targets that can be specified is 16.
 
         The default value is no IP addresses.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_arp_ip_target('192.0.2.1')
         >>> BondIf('bond0').get_arp_ip_target()
         '192.0.2.1'
         """
         return self.set_interface('bond_arp_ip_target', target)
 
     def add_port(self, interface):
         """
         Enslave physical interface to bond.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').add_port('eth0')
         >>> BondIf('bond0').add_port('eth1')
         """
 
         # From drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:
         # ...
         # bond_set_slave_link_state(new_slave,
         #      BOND_LINK_UP,
         #      BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
         # ...
         #
         # The kernel will ALWAYS place new bond members in "up" state regardless
         # what the CLI will tell us!
 
         # Physical interface must be in admin down state before they can be
         # enslaved. If this is not the case an error will be shown:
         # bond0: eth0 is up - this may be due to an out of date ifenslave
         slave = Interface(interface)
         slave_state = slave.get_admin_state()
         if slave_state == 'up':
             slave.set_admin_state('down')
 
         ret = self.set_interface('bond_add_port', f'+{interface}')
         # The kernel will ALWAYS place new bond members in "up" state regardless
         # what the LI is configured for - thus we place the interface in its
         # desired state
         slave.set_admin_state(slave_state)
         return ret
 
     def del_port(self, interface):
         """
         Remove physical port from bond
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').del_port('eth1')
         """
         return self.set_interface('bond_del_port', f'-{interface}')
 
     def get_slaves(self):
         """
         Return a list with all configured slave interfaces on this bond.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').get_slaves()
         ['eth1', 'eth2']
         """
         enslaved_ifs = []
         # retrieve real enslaved interfaces from OS kernel
         sysfs_bond = '/sys/class/net/{}'.format(self.config['ifname'])
         if os.path.isdir(sysfs_bond):
             for directory in os.listdir(sysfs_bond):
                 if 'lower_' in directory:
                     enslaved_ifs.append(directory.replace('lower_', ''))
 
         return enslaved_ifs
 
     def set_primary(self, interface):
         """
         A string (eth0, eth2, etc) specifying which slave is the primary
         device. The specified device will always be the active slave while it
         is available. Only when the primary is off-line will alternate devices
         be used. This is useful when one slave is preferred over another, e.g.,
         when one slave has higher throughput than another.
 
         The primary option is only valid for active-backup, balance-tlb and
         balance-alb mode.
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_primary('eth2')
         """
         return self.set_interface('bond_primary', interface)
 
     def set_mode(self, mode):
         """
         Specifies one of the bonding policies. The default is balance-rr
         (round robin).
 
         Possible values are: balance-rr, active-backup, balance-xor,
         broadcast, 802.3ad, balance-tlb, balance-alb
 
         NOTE: the bonding mode can not be changed when the bond itself has
         slaves
 
         Example:
         >>> from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
         >>> BondIf('bond0').set_mode('802.3ad')
         """
         return self.set_interface('bond_mode', mode)
 
     def update(self, config):
         """ General helper function which works on a dictionary retrived by
         get_config_dict(). It's main intention is to consolidate the scattered
         interface setup code and provide a single point of entry when workin
         on any interface. """
 
         # use ref-counting function to place an interface into admin down state.
         # set_admin_state_up() must be called the same amount of times else the
         # interface won't come up. This can/should be used to prevent link flapping
         # when changing interface parameters require the interface to be down.
         # We will disable it once before reconfiguration and enable it afterwards.
         if 'shutdown_required' in config:
             self.set_admin_state('down')
 
         # Specifies the MII link monitoring frequency in milliseconds
         value = config.get('mii_mon_interval')
         self.set_miimon_interval(value)
 
         # Bonding transmit hash policy
         value = config.get('hash_policy')
         if value: self.set_hash_policy(value)
 
         # Minimum number of member interfaces
         value = config.get('min_links')
         if value: self.set_min_links(value)
 
         # Some interface options can only be changed if the interface is
         # administratively down
         if self.get_admin_state() == 'down':
             # Remove ALL bond member interfaces
             for interface in self.get_slaves():
                 self.del_port(interface)
-                # Removing an interface from a bond will always place the underlaying
-                # physical interface in admin-down state! If physical interface is
-                # not disabled, re-enable it.
-                if not dict_search(f'member.interface_remove.{interface}.disable', config):
+
+                # Restore correct interface status based on config
+                if dict_search(f'member.interface.{interface}.disable', config) is not None or \
+                   dict_search(f'member.interface_remove.{interface}.disable', config) is not None:
+                    Interface(interface).set_admin_state('down')
+                else:
                     Interface(interface).set_admin_state('up')
 
             # Bonding policy/mode - default value, always present
             mode = config.get('mode')
             self.set_mode(mode)
 
             # LACPDU transmission rate - default value
             if mode == '802.3ad':
                 self.set_lacp_rate(config.get('lacp_rate'))
 
             if mode not in ['802.3ad', 'balance-tlb', 'balance-alb']:
                 tmp = dict_search('arp_monitor.interval', config)
                 value = tmp if (tmp != None) else '0'
                 self.set_arp_interval(value)
 
                 # ARP monitor targets need to be synchronized between sysfs and CLI.
                 # Unfortunately an address can't be send twice to sysfs as this will
                 # result in the following exception:  OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument.
                 #
                 # We remove ALL addresses prior to adding new ones, this will remove
                 # addresses manually added by the user too - but as we are limited to 16 adresses
                 # from the kernel side this looks valid to me. We won't run into an error
                 # when a user added manual adresses which would result in having more
                 # then 16 adresses in total.
                 arp_tgt_addr = list(map(str, self.get_arp_ip_target().split()))
                 for addr in arp_tgt_addr:
                     self.set_arp_ip_target('-' + addr)
 
                 # Add configured ARP target addresses
                 value = dict_search('arp_monitor.target', config)
                 if isinstance(value, str):
                     value = [value]
                 if value:
                     for addr in value:
                         self.set_arp_ip_target('+' + addr)
 
             # Add (enslave) interfaces to bond
             value = dict_search('member.interface', config)
             for interface in (value or []):
                 # if we've come here we already verified the interface
                 # does not have an addresses configured so just flush
                 # any remaining ones
                 Interface(interface).flush_addrs()
                 self.add_port(interface)
 
         # Primary device interface - must be set after 'mode'
         value = config.get('primary')
         if value: self.set_primary(value)
 
         # call base class first
         super().update(config)
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-bonding.py b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-bonding.py
index 06e6f059a..94deb1abb 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-bonding.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-bonding.py
@@ -1,224 +1,244 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2019-2020 VyOS maintainers and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 2019-2022 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 
 from sys import exit
 from netifaces import interfaces
 
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.configdict import get_interface_dict
 from vyos.configdict import leaf_node_changed
 from vyos.configdict import is_member
 from vyos.configdict import is_source_interface
 from vyos.configverify import verify_address
 from vyos.configverify import verify_bridge_delete
 from vyos.configverify import verify_dhcpv6
 from vyos.configverify import verify_source_interface
 from vyos.configverify import verify_mtu_ipv6
 from vyos.configverify import verify_vlan_config
 from vyos.configverify import verify_vrf
 from vyos.ifconfig import BondIf
 from vyos.ifconfig import Section
 from vyos.util import dict_search
 from vyos.validate import has_address_configured
 from vyos.validate import has_vrf_configured
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import airbag
 airbag.enable()
 
 def get_bond_mode(mode):
     if mode == 'round-robin':
         return 'balance-rr'
     elif mode == 'active-backup':
         return 'active-backup'
     elif mode == 'xor-hash':
         return 'balance-xor'
     elif mode == 'broadcast':
         return 'broadcast'
     elif mode == '802.3ad':
         return '802.3ad'
     elif mode == 'transmit-load-balance':
         return 'balance-tlb'
     elif mode == 'adaptive-load-balance':
         return 'balance-alb'
     else:
         raise ConfigError(f'invalid bond mode "{mode}"')
 
 def get_config(config=None):
     """
     Retrive CLI config as dictionary. Dictionary can never be empty, as at least the
     interface name will be added or a deleted flag
     """
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
     base = ['interfaces', 'bonding']
     bond = get_interface_dict(conf, base)
 
     # To make our own life easier transfor the list of member interfaces
     # into a dictionary - we will use this to add additional information
-    # later on for wach member
+    # later on for each member
     if 'member' in bond and 'interface' in bond['member']:
-        # convert list if member interfaces to a dictionary
-        bond['member']['interface'] = dict.fromkeys(
-            bond['member']['interface'], {})
+        # convert list of member interfaces to a dictionary
+        bond['member']['interface'] = {k: {} for k in bond['member']['interface']}
 
     if 'mode' in bond:
         bond['mode'] = get_bond_mode(bond['mode'])
 
     tmp = leaf_node_changed(conf, ['mode'])
-    if tmp: bond.update({'shutdown_required': {}})
+    if tmp: bond['shutdown_required'] = {}
 
     tmp = leaf_node_changed(conf, ['lacp-rate'])
-    if tmp: bond.update({'shutdown_required': {}})
+    if tmp: bond['shutdown_required'] = {}
 
     # determine which members have been removed
     interfaces_removed = leaf_node_changed(conf, ['member', 'interface'])
+
+    # Reset config level to interfaces
+    old_level = conf.get_level()
+    conf.set_level(['interfaces'])
+
     if interfaces_removed:
-        bond.update({'shutdown_required': {}})
+        bond['shutdown_required'] = {}
         if 'member' not in bond:
-            bond.update({'member': {}})
+            bond['member'] = {}
 
         tmp = {}
         for interface in interfaces_removed:
             section = Section.section(interface) # this will be 'ethernet' for 'eth0'
-            if conf.exists(['insterfaces', section, interface, 'disable']):
-                tmp.update({interface : {'disable': ''}})
+            if conf.exists([section, interface, 'disable']):
+                tmp[interface] = {'disable': ''}
             else:
-                tmp.update({interface : {}})
+                tmp[interface] = {}
 
         # also present the interfaces to be removed from the bond as dictionary
-        bond['member'].update({'interface_remove': tmp})
+        bond['member']['interface_remove'] = tmp
+
+    # Restore existing config level
+    conf.set_level(old_level)
 
     if dict_search('member.interface', bond):
         for interface, interface_config in bond['member']['interface'].items():
+            # Check if member interface is a new member
+            if not conf.exists_effective(['member', 'interface', interface]):
+                bond['shutdown_required'] = {}
+
+            # Check if member interface is disabled
+            conf.set_level(['interfaces'])
+
+            section = Section.section(interface) # this will be 'ethernet' for 'eth0'
+            if conf.exists([section, interface, 'disable']):
+                interface_config['disable'] = ''
+
+            conf.set_level(old_level)
+
             # Check if member interface is already member of another bridge
             tmp = is_member(conf, interface, 'bridge')
-            if tmp: bond['member']['interface'][interface].update({'is_bridge_member' : tmp})
+            if tmp: interface_config['is_bridge_member'] = tmp
 
             # Check if member interface is already member of a bond
             tmp = is_member(conf, interface, 'bonding')
             for tmp in is_member(conf, interface, 'bonding'):
                 if bond['ifname'] == tmp:
                     continue
-                bond['member']['interface'][interface].update({'is_bond_member' : tmp})
+                interface_config['is_bond_member'] = tmp
 
             # Check if member interface is used as source-interface on another interface
             tmp = is_source_interface(conf, interface)
-            if tmp: bond['member']['interface'][interface].update({'is_source_interface' : tmp})
+            if tmp: interface_config['is_source_interface'] = tmp
 
             # bond members must not have an assigned address
             tmp = has_address_configured(conf, interface)
-            if tmp: bond['member']['interface'][interface].update({'has_address' : {}})
+            if tmp: interface_config['has_address'] = {}
 
             # bond members must not have a VRF attached
             tmp = has_vrf_configured(conf, interface)
-            if tmp: bond['member']['interface'][interface].update({'has_vrf' : {}})
+            if tmp: interface_config['has_vrf'] = {}
 
     return bond
 
 
 def verify(bond):
     if 'deleted' in bond:
         verify_bridge_delete(bond)
         return None
 
     if 'arp_monitor' in bond:
         if 'target' in bond['arp_monitor'] and len(bond['arp_monitor']['target']) > 16:
             raise ConfigError('The maximum number of arp-monitor targets is 16')
 
         if 'interval' in bond['arp_monitor'] and int(bond['arp_monitor']['interval']) > 0:
             if bond['mode'] in ['802.3ad', 'balance-tlb', 'balance-alb']:
                 raise ConfigError('ARP link monitoring does not work for mode 802.3ad, ' \
                                   'transmit-load-balance or adaptive-load-balance')
 
     if 'primary' in bond:
         if bond['mode'] not in ['active-backup', 'balance-tlb', 'balance-alb']:
             raise ConfigError('Option primary - mode dependency failed, not'
                               'supported in mode {mode}!'.format(**bond))
 
     verify_mtu_ipv6(bond)
     verify_address(bond)
     verify_dhcpv6(bond)
     verify_vrf(bond)
 
     # use common function to verify VLAN configuration
     verify_vlan_config(bond)
 
     bond_name = bond['ifname']
     if dict_search('member.interface', bond):
         for interface, interface_config in bond['member']['interface'].items():
             error_msg = f'Can not add interface "{interface}" to bond, '
 
             if interface == 'lo':
                 raise ConfigError('Loopback interface "lo" can not be added to a bond')
 
             if interface not in interfaces():
                 raise ConfigError(error_msg + 'it does not exist!')
 
             if 'is_bridge_member' in interface_config:
                 tmp = next(iter(interface_config['is_bridge_member']))
                 raise ConfigError(error_msg + f'it is already a member of bridge "{tmp}"!')
 
             if 'is_bond_member' in interface_config:
                 tmp = next(iter(interface_config['is_bond_member']))
                 raise ConfigError(error_msg + f'it is already a member of bond "{tmp}"!')
 
             if 'is_source_interface' in interface_config:
                 tmp = interface_config['is_source_interface']
                 raise ConfigError(error_msg + f'it is the source-interface of "{tmp}"!')
 
             if 'has_address' in interface_config:
                 raise ConfigError(error_msg + 'it has an address assigned!')
 
             if 'has_vrf' in interface_config:
                 raise ConfigError(error_msg + 'it has a VRF assigned!')
 
     if 'primary' in bond:
         if bond['primary'] not in bond['member']['interface']:
             raise ConfigError(f'Primary interface of bond "{bond_name}" must be a member interface')
 
         if bond['mode'] not in ['active-backup', 'balance-tlb', 'balance-alb']:
             raise ConfigError('primary interface only works for mode active-backup, ' \
                               'transmit-load-balance or adaptive-load-balance')
 
     return None
 
 def generate(bond):
     return None
 
 def apply(bond):
     b = BondIf(bond['ifname'])
 
     if 'deleted' in bond:
         # delete interface
         b.remove()
     else:
         b.update(bond)
 
     return None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)