Cluster Service group IP using IPMultinicB.

Hi, Is it a simple cluster without any replication or global clustering configured? If it is then I don't see much downside as only time the IP will be used is to access Web console However if global clustering is in use and you have WAC resource configured then I would recommend to keep it separate G

Thanks for the reply. 

Yes, we are using VVR and GCO too in the cluster. 

We are keeping the ClusterService service group sperate, but instead of the NIC resource can we use the multinicB resource in it.  Please see the config that we have, hope this will work fine.

cluster sample-cluster (
        UserNames = { admin = gJKcJEjGKfKKiSKeJH }
        Administrators = { admin }
        )

system node1 (
        )

system node2 (
        )

group ClusterService (
        SystemList = { node1 = 0, node2 = 1 }
        AutoStartList = { node1, node2 }
        )

        IPMultiNICB ClusterService_IP (
                Critical = 0
                BaseResName = MultiNICB_Res
                Address = "x.x.x.x"
                NetMask = "255.255.255.0"
                )

        NotifierMngr notifier (
                Critical = 0
                SmtpServer = mailserver
                SmtpRecipients = { some@someone.com = Warning }
                )

        Proxy ClusterService_Proxy (
                Critical = 0
                TargetResName = MultiNICB_Res
                )

        ClusterService_IP requires ClusterService_Proxy
        notifier requires ClusterService_Proxy

        // resource dependency tree
        //
        //      group ClusterService
        //      {
        //      IPMultiNICB ClusterService_IP
        //          {
        //          Proxy ClusterService_Proxy
        //          }
        //      NotifierMngr notifier
        //          {
        //          Proxy ClusterService_Proxy
        //          }
        //      }

group MultiNIC_Grp (
        SystemList = { node1 = 0, node2 = 1 }
        Parallel = 1
        AutoStartList = { node1, node2 }
        )

        MultiNICB MultiNICB_Res (
                UseMpathd = 1
                MpathdCommand = "/usr/lib/inet/in.mpathd -a"
                ConfigCheck = 0
                Device = { vnet2 = 0, vnet3 = 1 }
                DefaultRouter = "x.x.x.x"
                )

        Phantom Phantom_res (
                )

 

        // resource dependency tree
        //
        //      group MultiNIC_Grp
        //      {
        //      MultiNICB MultiNICB_Res
        //      Phantom Phantom_res
        //      }