1. Verify the Solaris version as the requirement is at least Solaris 8 10/00.
# uname -a SunOS XXXXX 5.10 Generic_118833-33 sun4u sparc SUNW,Netra-XXX
2. Set local mac address to true.
# eeprom local-mac-address?=true
3. Check IP setting.
# ifconfig -a lo0: flags=2001000849 mtu 8232 index 1 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 XXX0: flags=1000843 mtu 1500 index 2 inet 192.168.1.10 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 ether x:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
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Public Address:
192.168.1.10
192.168.1.11
NIC Address:
XXX0 : 192.168.1.12
XXX1 : 192.168.1.13
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4. Edit /etc/hosts file & save!
# vi /etc/hosts 192.168.1.10 itsiti1 loghost 192.168.1.11 itsiti2 loghost 192.168.1.12 itsiti-xxx0 192.168.1.13 itsiti-xxx1
5. Edit /etc/hostname.XXX0 & /etc/hostname.XXX1 file & save!
# vi /etc/hostname.XXX0 itsiti-xxx0 netmask + broadcast + group keem \ deprecated -failover up addif itsiti1 netmask + broadcast + failover up # vi /etc/hostname.XXX0 itsiti-xxx1 netmask + broadcast + group keem \ deprecated -failover up addif itsiti2 \ netmask + broadcast + failover up
6. Reboot.
# reboot
7. Verify & test your IPMP ( 2 way of step ).
• Plugin 2 LAN cable into XXX0 & XXX1 interface port. Then, ping the system through the gateway. At the time, plug out the XXX0 LAN cable & see messages from the system.
or
• Run this command to dettach the XXX0 interface.
# if_mpadm -d XXX0 - To dettach interface and force failover # if_mpadm -r XXX0 - To reattach interface and failback
