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allaboutunix's avatar
10 years ago

Multi nic concept in vcs

Team,   I have gone through the doc to understand the functionalities of Multinic in vcs,however unable to get it completely. Could you please explain step by step about the Multinic and how...
  • Marianne's avatar
    10 years ago

    Have you tried to read through the relevant sections in Bundled Agent Guide?

    You download it from SORT.
    VCS 6.1 docs: 
    https://sort.symantec.com/documents/doc_details/sfha/6.1/Solaris/ProductGuides/  

    Under Network Agents, look for Agent comparisons.

    Extract:

    IP and NIC agents
    The IP and NIC agents:
    ■ Monitor a single NIC 

    IPMultiNIC and MultiNICA agents
    The IPMultiNIC and MultiNICA agents:
    ■ Monitor single or multiple NICs
    ■ Check the backup NICs at fail over
    ■ Use the original base IP address when failing over
    ■ Provide slower failover compared to MultiNICB but can function with fewer IP addresses
    ■ Have only one active NIC at a time

    IPMultiNICB and MultiNICB agents
    The IPMultiNICB and MultiNICB agents:
    ■ Monitor single or multiple NICs
    ■ Check the backup NICs as soon as it comes up
    ■ Require a pre-assigned base IP address for each NIC
    ■ Do not fail over the original base IP address
    ■ Provide faster fail over compared to MultiNICA but require more IP addresses
    ■ Have more than one active NIC at a time

     

    I agree with Mike - On Solaris, config IPMP (see Oracle documentation) and use MultiNICB to monitor (see Bundled Agent Guide)