How do I add additional MultiNicB and IpMultiNicB in the cluster?

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mikebounds · Answer

If MultiNICB is for a different NIC then you just add the same way as current, but if you want a second service group using the same NIC, then you should use Proxy resources - see post&nbsp;https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/are-proxy-and-phantom-still-need
IPMultiNICBs are added the same way regardless of whether Proxy resource is used for MultiNICB.
If you are using Java GUI then you can just right click on a resource to copy an existing resource and then change name and attributes to what is required.
Really need some information on what you are trying to do to give a better answer.
Mike

gaurav_s · Answer

Not sure what you mean by additional ... but in usual scenario ..
1. Multinicb is configured in a separate parallel group along with a phantom resource (since multinic will be a persistent resource)
2. Data service groups are configured with IPMultiNICA or IPMultiNICB&nbsp; resources. You can configure as many IPMutiNIC resources depending on availability of IPs &amp; need .. In data service groups, these IPMultiNIC resources will be dependent on proxy resource .. These proxy resource would point to MultiNIC resources which you configured in separate parallel service group ...
&nbsp;
G

rajup99 · Answer

After adding MultinicB for different nic I am getting this error
2012/07/30 12:36:14 VCS ERROR V-16-10001-6525 MultiNICB:NIC_ipmp:monitor:Interface configuration is not valid. Check IP addresses, subnet masks, flags, groupnames on all interfaces. Make sure that all the interfaces of only one IP subnet are included under the resource. See Bundled Agents Reference Guide
	&nbsp;
here is what my multinicb lookslike
IPMultiNICB ip_NDIO (
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Critical = 0
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BaseResName = NIC_ipmp
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Address = "10.90.9.190"
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NetMask = "255.255.248.0"
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DeviceChoice = ce4
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )
	
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IPMultiNICB ip_TSMBackupIO (
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Critical = 0
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BaseResName = NIC_ipmp
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Address = "10.90.10.9"
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NetMask = "255.255.248.0"
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DeviceChoice = ce4
and MultinicB is
&nbsp;MultiNICB NIC_ipmp (
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Critical = 0
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; UseMpathd = 1
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MpathdCommand = "/usr/lib/inet/in.mpathd -a"
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device @nehc-pbs-nd3 = { ce0 = 0, ce4 = 1 }
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device @nehc-pbs-nd4 = { ce0 = 0, ce4 = 1 }
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NetworkHosts = { "10.90.15.254", "10.90.15.253" }
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IgnoreLinkStatus = 0
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NetworkTimeout = 200
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Failback = 1
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )
	
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MultiNICB NIC_ipmp_tsm (
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Critical = 0
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; UseMpathd = 1
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MpathdCommand = "/usr/lib/inet/in.mpathd -a"
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device @nehc-pbs-nd3 = { ce2 = 2, " ce6" = 3 }
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device @nehc-pbs-nd4 = { ce2 = 2, " ce6" = 3 }
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NetworkHosts = { "10.90.15.254", "10.90.15.253" }
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IgnoreLinkStatus = 0
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NetworkTimeout = 200
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Failback = 1
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )

gaurav_s · Answer

Hi Raju,
as the error explains there is something wrong with the configuration of IP addressing ...
I see you have assigned two different C class networks on to 1 interface , i.e
Address = "10.90.9.190"
	NetMask = "255.255.248.0"
&amp;
Address = "10.90.10.9"&nbsp; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; This is a different C class then previous one ..
	NetMask = "255.255.248.0"
As the subnet is /29, you can only have 6 hosts in one network, I believe if the two IP addresses would be in same range of network like 10.90.9.190 &amp; 10.90.9.191 or 192 etc ... you wouldn't get this error .. because of two different IP class you might be getting this ...
for troubleshooting purpose, if you can change one IP address to match class of other, you can know if we are on right track to solve ...
G

paresh_bafna · Answer

Hi Raju,
	
	The error you are getting - V-16-10001-6525 - is generated by MultiNICB agent. MultiNICB agent performs some basic checks –
	- All specified physical interfaces are in the same IP subnet and group, and have "DEPRECATED" and "NOFAILOVER" flags set on them.
	- No other physical interface has the same subnet as the specified interfaces.
	If any of these checks fail error mentioned above will be generated. Please check if network interface configuration on your systems meet above checks.
	
	In case of Mpathd mode (UseMpathd = 1) you can disable these checks by setting ConfigCheck attribute of all MultiNICB resources to 0.
	
	For more details you can refer to Network Agents section of Bundled Agent Reference Guide for the VCS version you are using.
	
	Hope this helps.
	
	Thanks and Regards,
	Paresh Bafna

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