How to Remove a Physical Interface That Has Failed (IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide)

IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide

How to Remove a Physical Interface That Has Failed

Note –

You can skip step 1 if the test address is plumbed using the /etc/hostname.hme0 file.

Retrieve the test address configuration by typing the following command.
# ifconfig hme0:1 hme0:1: flags=9040842<BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DEPRECATED,IPv4,NOFAILOVER> mtu 1500 index 3 inet 129.146.233.250 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 129.146.233.255
You need this information to replumb the test address when replacing the physical interface.

See Using the hostname File to Configure Groups and Test Addresses for details on how to configure test addresses using the hostname file.

Refer to thecfgadm(1M) man page, Sun Enterprise 6x00, 5x00, 4x00, and 3x00 Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide, or Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide for a description of how to remove the physical interface.