How to Obtain IPMP Group Information

Use this procedure to list the status of the various IPMP groups on the system, including the status of their underlying interfaces. If probe-based failure detection is enabled for a specific group, the command also includes the failure detection time for that group.

1. Display the IPMP group information.

   $ ipmpstat -g GROUP GROUPNAME STATE FDT INTERFACES itops0 itops0 ok 10.00s subitops0 subitops1 acctg1 acctg1 failed -- [hme0 hme1] field2 field2 degraded 20.00s fops0 fops3 (fops2) [fops1]

   GROUP

   Specifies the IPMP interface name. In the case of an anonymous group, this field will be empty. For more information about anonymous groups, see the in.mpathd(1M) man page.

   GROUPNAME

   Specifies the name of the IPMP group. In the case of an anonymous group, this field will be empty.

   STATE

   Indicates a group's current status, which can be one of the following:

   • ok indicates that all underlying interfaces of the IPMP group are usable.

   • degraded indicates that some of the underlying interfaces in the group are unusable.

   • failed indicates that all of the group's interfaces are unusable.

   FDT

   Specifies the failure detection time, if failure detection is enabled. If failure detection is disabled, this field will be empty.

   INTERFACES

   Specifies the underlying interfaces that belong to the group. In this field, active interfaces are listed first, then inactive interfaces, and finally unusable interfaces.The status of the interface is indicated by the manner in which it is listed:

   • interface (without parentheses or brackets) indicates an active interface. Active interfaces are those interfaces that being used by the system to send or receive data traffic.

   • (interface) (with parentheses) indicates a functioning but inactive interface. The interface is not in use as defined by administrative policy.

   • [interface] (with brackets) indicates that the interface is unusable because it has either failed or been taken offline.