How to configure IPMP in Solaris 11?
How to configure IPMP in Solaris 11?
The IPMP group can be configured with active-active interfaces or active-standby interfaces. IPMP provides network availability during interface failures.As you know Solaris 11 has changed lot from Solaris 10 and configuring IPMP also has no exception from that. In Solaris 11, you need to use “ipadm” command to configure the IPMP.
How to configure an active/standby link-based IPMP configuration?
Let us configure an Active/Standby Link-Based IPMP configuration, by setting net2 as the standby interface. Active Interface : e1000g1 (net1) Standby Interface : e1000g2 (net2) Data IP : 192.168.1.10 Check the status of the individual interfaces. Observe the 2nd column. The net2 interface is not active.
What is ipmpstat in IPMP?
2. ipmpstat – Shows information about IP interface configured in an IPMP group also the test and data address. 1. Singleton – IPMP group with single interface 2. Active-Active – All the interfaces in the IPMP group are online. 3. Active-standby – One of the interface in the IPMP configuration will be used as standby.
What is ipipmp and how does it work?
IPMP enables you to configure multiple IP interfaces into a single group called an IPMP group. As a whole, the IPMP group with its multiple underlying IP interfaces is represented as a single IPMP interface. This interface is treated just like any other interface on the IP layer of the network stack.
What is Solaris IP multipathing and how it works?
Solaris IP multipathing provides the high availability and load balancing capability to the networking stack. It makes sure to avoid any single point of failure on network side. We may face issues while configuring and even after configuring IPMP. Below are some tips and tricks to troubleshoot issues in solaris IPMP configuration.
What is the failure detection method used by IPMP?
The failure detection method used by the in.mpathd daemon differentiates the IPMP as probe based or link based. Probe based IPMP uses 2 types of addresses in its configuration. 1. Test address – Used by in.mpathd daemon for detecting the failure (also called as probe address).
How to monitor ICMP probes sent to an onlink router?
Probe based IPMP will use any on-link routers to send ICMP probes to and listen for responses. We can monitor the snoop command output to ensure that the onlink router is responding to the pings. The in.mpathd daemon uses test addresses to exchange ICMP probes, also called probe traffic, with other targets on the IP link.
