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Connecting Systems Using Fixed Network Configuration in Oracle Solaris 11.1 Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library |
1. Overview of Fixed Network Configuration
What Is Fixed Network Configuration?
2. Configuring a System for the Network
5. Configuring Wireless Networking on Laptops Running Oracle Solaris
A. Comparison Map: ifconfig and ipadm Commands
In Oracle Solaris 11, network configuration is based on profiles. A system's network configuration is managed by an NCP and a corresponding Location profile. For an introduction to profile-managed network configuration, see Network Configuration Profiles in Introduction to Oracle Solaris 11 Networking. For details about NCPs, see Connecting Systems Using Reactive Network Configuration in Oracle Solaris 11.1.
Note - For network configuration, the principal profile types are NCPs, Location profiles, external network modifiers (ENMs), and wireless local area networks (WLANs). Of these types, the main profile is the NCP. Throughout this documentation, unless specified otherwise, the term profile refers to the NCP.
The highlights of profile-based network configuration follow:
Only one pair of NCP and location profiles can be active at one time to manage a system's network configuration. All other existing NCPs on the system are non-operational.
The active NCP can be either reactive or fixed. With a reactive profile, the network configuration is monitored to adapt to changes in the system's network environment. With a fixed profile, the network configuration is instantiated but not monitored.
If the active NCP is reactive, the system's networking configuration is adaptive. If the active NCP is fixed, the system's networking configuration is constant.
The values of the different properties of an NCP constitute a policy that governs how the profile manages the network configuration.
Changes to the NCP's properties are immediately implemented as new property values. These new values become part of the profile's policy that manages the network configuration.
If your system is configured for fixed networking, then the active NCP that manages its network configuration is DefaultFixed. This profile is generated by the OS and is the only fixed profile on the system. A system does not support multiple fixed profiles.
The properties of the DefaultFixed NCP reflect the persistent configuration that is created or modified while DefaultFixed NCP is active.
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