How to Configure User Network Interface VIF for NFS Failover

ibrix_nic -b -H HOSTNAME1/IFNAME1,HOSTNAME2/IFNAME2
: assign IFNAME2 on HOSTNAME2 as the
: backup interface for IFNAME1 on HOSTNAME1
#ibrix_nic -b -H dxhpcss1/eth1,dxhpcss2/eth1:1
#ibrix_nic -b -H dxhpcss2/eth1,dxhpcss1/eth1:1
Setup interface Monitoring for failover event
#ibrix_nic -m -h dxhpcss1 -A dxhpcss2/eth1
#ibrix_nic -m -h dxhpcss2 -A dxhpcss1/eth1
That’s it. Now point your nfs clients to either server’s user VIF.
Last modified: 11/11/2008