You can add an IP interface to an IPMP group by using the ipadm command or the ifconfig command. Due to backward compatibility with previous versions of Oracle Solaris IPMP, when you use the ifconfig command, any data addresses that are not marked with IFF_NOFAILOVER are migrated to the IPMP interface that is associated with the IPMP group. However, when you add an IP interface to an IPMP group by using the ipadm command, any address that is currently configured on the IP interface becomes a test address for that IP interface, meaning the address is not migrated to the IPMP interface as a data address.
If you want the IP address to be an IPMP data address, you must first remove the address from the IP interface and then reconfigure the address directly on the IPMP interface, as shown in the following example:
$ ipadm NAME CLASS/TYPE STATE UNDER ADDR ... ipmp0 ipmp down -- -- net0 ip ok ipmp0 -- net0/v4 static ok -- 192.0.2.10/27
$ ipadm delete-addr net0/v4
$ ipadm create-addr -T static -a local=192.0.2.10/27 ipmp0/v4
$ ipadm
NAME CLASS/TYPE STATE UNDER ADDR
...
ipmp0 ipmp ok -- --
ipmp0/v4 static ok -- 192.0.2.10/27
net0 ip ok ipmp0 --
Also, be mindful that any routes that you have defined by using specific IP interfaces will no longer work if these interfaces are subsequently added to an IPMP group. To ensure that a default route is preserved while using IPMP, you can define the route without specifying an interface. Using this method ensures that any interface, including an IPMP interface, can be used for routing, thereby enabling the system to continue to route traffic.
Loss of routing when configuring IPMP can also occur in association with an Oracle Solaris installation. During the installation, you are required to define a default route, for which you can use an interface on the system, such as the primary interface. Subsequently, if you configure an IPMP group by using the same interface on which you defined the default route, the system can no longer route network packets because the interface's address has been transferred to the IPMP interface. The following procedure describes a method for preserving the default route when using IPMP.
The following task assumes the primary interface on the system is the interface on which the default route is defined. This type of routing loss applies to any interface that is used for routing, which later becomes part of an IPMP group.
Before You Begin
Ensure that your role has the appropriate rights profile to perform this procedure. See Using Rights Profiles to Perform Network Configuration.
You must use the console to perform this procedure. If you use the ssh or telnet command to log in, the connection is lost when you perform the subsequent steps.
$ netstat -nr
$ route -p delete default gateway-address -ifp interface
$ route -p add default gateway-address
$ netstat -nr
$ svcadm restart routing-setup
This example assumes that the default route was defined for net0 during the installation.
$ netstat -nr Routing Table: IPv4 Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Interface ------------- ------------ -------- ----- ----------- -------- default 192.0.2.1/27 UG 107 176682262 net0 192.0.2.0/27 192.0.2.30/27 U 22 137738792 net0 $ route -p delete default 192.0.2.1/27 -ifp net0 $ route -p add default 192.0.2.1/27 $ netstat -nr Routing Table: IPv4 Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Interface ------------- ------------ -------- ----- ----------- -------- default 192.0.2.1/27 UG 107 176682262 192.0.2.0/27 192.0.2.30/27 U 22 137738792 net0