IPMultiNICB Agent

Works with the MultiNICB agent. Manages a virtual IP address configured as an alias on one of the interfaces of a MultiNICB resource. If the NIC where the logical IP address is configured is marked DOWN by the MultiNICB agent, or a FAILED flag is set on the interface, the resource is reported FAULTED. If multiple service groups have IPMultiNICB resources associated with the same MultiNICB resource, only one group should have the MultiNICB resource. The other groups should have a proxy resource pointing to it.

Entry Points

• Online---Finds a working interface with the appropriate interface alias or interface name, and configures the logical IP address on it. Erases previous failover information created by the MultiNICB resource for this logical IP address.
• Offline---Removes the logical IP address.
• Clean---Removes the logical IP address.
• Monitor---If the logical IP address is not configured as an alias on one of the working interfaces under a corresponding MultiNICB resource, monitor returns OFFLINE. If no working interfaces are available, or the current interface fails, monitor returns OFFLINE.

State Definitions

• ONLINE---Indicates that the IP address specified in the Address attribute is up on one of the working network interfaces of the resource specified in the BaseResName attribute.
• OFFLINE---Indicates that the IP address specified in the Address attribute is not up on any of the working network interfaces of the resource specified in the BaseResName attribute.
• UNKNOWN---Indicates that the configuration is incorrect.