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Oracle Solaris Administration: Network Interfaces and Network Virtualization Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10 |
2. NWAM Configuration and Administration (Overview)
3. NWAM Profile Configuration (Tasks)
4. NWAM Profile Administration (Tasks)
5. About the NWAM Graphical User Interface
Part II Administering Single Interfaces
6. Overview of the Networking Stack
7. Datalink Configuration and Administration
8. Configuring an IP Interface
9. Configuring Wireless Interface Communications on Oracle Solaris
Part III Administering Interface Groups
11. Administering Link Aggregations
Comparing IPMP and Link Aggregation
Using Flexible Link Names on IPMP Configuration
IPMP Components in Oracle Solaris
Types of IPMP Interface Configurations
Failure and Repair Detection in IPMP
Types of Failure Detection in IPMP
Failure Detection and the Anonymous Group Feature
Detecting Physical Interface Repairs
IPMP and Dynamic Reconfiguration
Part IV Network Virtualization and Resource Management
15. Introducing Network Virtualization and Resource Control (Overview)
16. Planning for Network Virtualization and Resource Control
17. Configuring Virtual Networks (Tasks)
18. Using Link Protection in Virtualized Environments
19. Managing Network Resources
The following features differentiate the current IPMP implementation from the previous implementation:
An IPMP group is represented as an IPMP IP interface. This interface is treated just like any other interface on the IP layer of the networking stack. All IP administrative tasks, routing tables, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) tables, firewall rules, and other IP-related procedures work with an IPMP group by referring to the IPMP interface.
The system becomes responsible for the distribution of data addresses among underlying active interfaces. In the previous IPMP implementation, the administrator initially determines the binding of data addresses to corresponding interfaces when the IPMP group is created. In the current implementation, when the IPMP group is created, data addresses belong to the IPMP interface as an address pool. The kernel then automatically and randomly binds the data addresses to the underlying active interfaces of the group.
The ipmpstat tool is introduced as the principal tool to obtain information about IPMP groups. This command provides information about all aspects of the IPMP configuration, such as the underlying IP interfaces of the group, test and data addresses, types of failure detection being used, and which interfaces have failed. The ipmpstat functions, the options you can use, and the output each option generates are all described in Monitoring IPMP Information.
The IPMP interface can be assigned a customized name to identify the IPMP group more easily within your network setup. For the procedures to configure IPMP groups with customized names, see any procedure that describes the creation of an IPMP group in Configuring IPMP Groups.