6.5 HP StoreAll OS CLI Reference Guide

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ibrix_nic
Configures network interfaces.
Description
ibrix_nic is used to:
Set up automated failover for a user interface.
Identify or delete network interfaces. User interfaces that are intended for StoreAll client traffic
must be identified. HP recommends that you also identify user interfaces that are intended for
NFS traffic so that you can implement automated failover for them.
Identify or delete standbys for a user interface.
Set up network interface monitoring by configuring file serving nodes to monitor each other’s
health over the interface.
IMPORTANT: When configuring NIC monitoring, use the same backup pairs that you used
when configuring standby servers.
Change the routing table entry for a network interface (StoreAll software supports only one
route per interface).
Change Linux ifconfig options.
List information about network interfaces that StoreAll software is managing.
In a cluster configuration with two communication paths, switch the roles of the primary and
secondary NIC.
Configure link state monitoring for iSCSI network interfaces.
For comprehensive information on setting up automated failover for a user interface, see the
administration guide for your system.
Synopsis
Discover and add a physical or virtual network interface:
The command adds network interface IFNAME as the interface to the hosts in HOSTLIST.
ibrix_nic -a -n IFNAME -h HOSTLIST
Delete a network interface:
ibrix_nic -d -n IFNAME -h HOSTLIST [-S]
The specified network interface is deleted from the hosts in HOSTLIST. If you delete an interface
from a file serving node, be sure to identify a new interface that the machine can use to contact
the Fusion Manager. If you use option S, the interface will remain configured on HOSTLIST.
Assign a standby network interface:
ibrix_nic -b -H HOSTNAME1/IFNAME1,HOSTNAME2/IFNAME2
The command adds network interface IFNAME2 on server HOSTNAME2 as the standby for network
interface IFNAME1 on server HOSTNAME1.
Delete a standby network interface:
ibrix_nic -b -U HOSTNAME1/IFNAME1
The command removes standby interface IFNAME1 on server HOSTNAME1.
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