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3. To assign the IFNAME a default route for the parent cluster bond and the user VIFS

assigned to FSNs for use with SMB/NFS, enter the following ibrix_nic command at

the command prompt:

# ibrix_nic -r -n IFNAME -h HOSTNAME-A -R <ROUTE_IP>

4. Configure backup monitoring, as described in “Configuring backup servers” (page 37).

Creating a bonded VIF

NOTE: The examples in this chapter use the unified network and create a bonded VIF on bond0.

If your cluster uses a different network layout, create the bonded VIF on a user network bond such

as bond1.

Use the following procedure to create a bonded VIF (bond0:1 in this example):

1. If high availability (automated failover) is configured on the servers, disable it. Run the following

command on the Fusion Manager:

# ibrix_server -m -U

2. Identify the bond0:1 VIF:

# ibrix_nic -a -n bond0:1 -h node1,node2,node3,node4

3. Assign an IP address to the bond1:1 VIFs on each node. In the command, -I specifies the

IP address, -M specifies the netmask, and -B specifies the broadcast address:

# ibrix_nic -c -n bond0:1 -h node1 -I 16.123.200.201 -M 255.255.255.0 -B 16.123.200.255

# ibrix_nic -c -n bond0:1 -h node2 -I 16.123.200.202 -M 255.255.255.0 -B 16.123.200.255

# ibrix_nic -c -n bond0:1 -h node3 -I 16.123.200.203 -M 255.255.255.0 -B 16.123.200.255

# ibrix_nic -c -n bond0:1 -h node4 -I 16.123.200.204 -M 255.255.255.0 -B 16.123.200.255

Configuring backup servers

The servers in the cluster are configured in backup pairs. If this step was not done when your cluster

was installed, assign backup servers for the bond0:1 interface. In the following example, node1

is the backup for node2, node2 is the backup for node1, node3 is the backup for node4, and

node4 is the backup for node3.

1. Add the VIF:

# ibrix_nic -a -n bond0:2 -h node1,node2,node3,node4

2. Set up a backup server for each VIF:

# ibrix_nic -b -H node1/bond0:1,node2/bond0:2

# ibrix_nic -b -H node2/bond0:1,node1/bond0:2

# ibrix_nic -b -H node3/bond0:1,node4/bond0:2

# ibrix_nic -b -H node4/bond0:1,node3/bond0:2

Configuring NIC failover

NIC monitoring should be configured on VIFs that will be used by NFS, SMB, FTP, or HTTP.

IMPORTANT: When configuring NIC monitoring, use the same backup pairs that you used when

configuring standby servers.

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