AIX 5.2 IP Multipathing

[jamrobin75]

Hi there,

Does anyone know if it is possible to configure AIX 5.2 with IP multipathing for redundancy across network adapters. (2 adapters, same IP)

Any input on this would be greatly received....

Cheers - Jamie

 

[RMGBELGIUM]

it is certainly possible within HACMP( where you have an alias who moves from one adapter to another if there is an adapterfailure), but within AIX I think you'll get "duplicate IP detected on the network".

greetz,

R.

 

[MoshiachNow]

From 5.2 red book :

8.3.2 Dead gateway detection .The new dead gateway detection (DGD) feature in AIX 5L implements a mechanism for hosts to detect a dysfunctional gateway, adjust its routing table accordingly, and reroute network traffic to an alternate backup route if available.
DGD is generally most useful for hosts that use static rather than dynamic routing.


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[d3vzero]

Hi Jamrobin,

I think you might be thinking of "etherchannel".

Have a look at

http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/TD101260

Or try smitty etherchannel

All the Best.

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[mrn]

Take a look at the GPFS file system.

See

http://www.pdc.kth.se/doc/SP/manuals/mmfs-1.2/html/install_admin/gpfs1mst05.html

Mike

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