Required Attributes
Required Attribute
|
Description, Type and Dimension, Default, and Example
|
Address
|
A virtual IP address, which is different from the base IP address, and which is associated with the interface.
|
Device
|
The name of the NIC device associated with the IP address. Contains the device name without an alias.
|
Optional Attributes
Optional Attribute
|
Description, Type and Dimension, Default, and Example
|
ArpDelay
|
The number of seconds to sleep between configuring an interface and sending out a broadcast to inform routers about this IP address.
|
IfconfigTwice
|
Causes an IP address to be configured twice using an ifconfig up-down-up sequence. Increases the probability of gratuitous ARP requests (generated by ifconfig up) to reach clients.
|
NetMask
|
The netmask associated with the IP address of the resource. Specify the value of the netmask in decimal (base 10) or hexadecimal (base 16).
Note VERITAS recommends that you specify a netmask for each virtual interface.
|
Options
|
Options for the ifconfig command.
- Type and dimension: string-scalar
- Example: "broadcast 192.203.15.255"
|
Sample Configurations
Sample 1
IP IP_192_203_47_61 (
Device = lan0
Address = "192.203.47.61"
)
Sample 2---NetMask in decimal (base 10)
IP IP_192_203_47_61 (
Device = lan0
Address = "192.203.47.61"
NetMask = "255.255.248.0"
)
Sample 3---NetMask in hexadecimal (base 16)
IP IP_192_203_47_61 (
Device = lan0
Address = "192.203.47.61"
NetMask = "0xfffff800"
)
|