1. Check Solaris version. At minimum Solaris 9 12/02 is needed.
# 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 10.23.205.255 ether x:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
4. Assign IPMP into each xxx0 & xxx1 interfaces using vi editor.
# vi /etc/hostname.XXX0 <hostname> netmask + broadcast + group <group_name> up # vi /etc/hostname.xxx1 group <group_name> up
5. 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 10.23.205.255 ether x:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx XXX1: flags=1000843 mtu 1500 index 3 inet 192.168.1.20 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 ether x:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
6. Reboot.
# init 6
7. Verify & test your IPMP ( 2 way of step ).
• Plug in 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
Additional note:
Network interfaces supported: hme, eri, ce, ge, bge, qfe, dmfe, e1000g, ixgb, nge, nxge, rge, xg
