Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Manual page 627

1. Configure the IPMP interface on Head 1.
Log on to the BUI of Head 1 and navigate to Configuration > Network.
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Click the plus icon next to Interfaces. The Network Interface dialogue box opens.
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Complete the dialogue box as follows:
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Enter a meaningful name for the IPMP network interface.
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Verify that Enable Interface is checked.
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Verify that Allow Administration is checked.
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Verify that Use IPv4 Protocol is checked.
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Verify that the Configure with menu selection is Static Address List.
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Click the plus sign next to the empty box three times, so that four empty boxes are
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displayed.
In each empty box, enter one of the IP addresses reserved for the InfiniBand connections
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with its respective /24 netmask designation. As a best practice, do not use consecutive IP
addresses from the block, but rather every other one (for example, all odd or all even).
Verify that Use IPv6 Protocol is not checked.
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Check the IP MultiPathing Group box.
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Check the boxes next to the interfaces corresponding to datalinks ibp0 and ibp3.
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Verify that each of the two interfaces are set to Active and click Apply.
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From Configuration > Network, click Routing.
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Click on the Multihoming model corresponding to Adaptive.
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2. Configure the IPMP interface on Head 2.
Log on to the BUI of Head 2 and navigate to Configuration > Network.
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Click the plus icon next to Interfaces. The Network Interface dialogue box opens.
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Complete the dialogue box as follows:
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Enter a meaningful name for the IPMP network interface.
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Verify that Enable Interface is checked.
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Verify that Allow Administration is checked.
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Verify that Use IPv4 Protocol is checked.
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Verify that the Configure with menu selection is Static Address List.
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Click the plus sign next to the empty box three times, so that four empty boxes are
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displayed.
In each empty box, enter one of the remaining four IP addresses reserved for the
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InfiniBand connections with its respective /24 netmask designation. These should be the
ones not used on Head 1.
Verify that Use IPv6 Protocol is not checked.
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Configuring ZFS Storage Appliance Networking for an Active-Active Configuration
Integration 627