Configure the Network Host Files With the ifconfig Command

Use this procedure to configure the network host files dynamically on the command line. At reboot, the settings will revert.

1. Create a file named /etc/hostname.ixgbe# for each ixgbe interface.

   where # is the ixgbe interface instance number you plan to use.

   For example, to bring up ixgbe0 at boot, create a file called /etc/hostname.ixgbe0, where 0 is the number of the ixgbe interface. If the instance number were 1, the filename would be /etc/hostname.ixgbe1. The /etc/hostname.ixgbe# file must contain the host name for the appropriate ixgbe interface.

2. Get the ixgbe instances:

   # dladm show-dev

   The output might include lines similar to the following:

   nxge0        link: up        speed: 1000  Mbps   duplex: full
   nxge1        link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps   duplex: unknown
   nxge2        link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps   duplex: unknown
   nxge3        link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps   duplex: unknown
   e1000g0      link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps   duplex: half
   e1000g1      link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps   duplex: half
   ixgbe0       link: up        speed: 10000 Mbps   duplex: full
   ixgbe1       link: up        speed: 10000 Mbps   duplex: full

3. Use the ifconfig command to set up the FEM’s ixgbe interfaces.

   Your ifconfig command might look similar to the following:

   # ifconfig ixgbe0 plumb ip_address netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast + up

Related Information

• Create /etc/hostname.ixgbe# Files

• ifconfig(1M) man page

• Solaris 10 System Administrator Collection