How to Configure User Network Interface VIF for NFS Failover

How to Configure User Network Interface VIF for NFS

failover

Solution ID: 00000079

Created: 10/23/2008

DETAILS:

To configure NFS for failover we are going to run the following commands

from the FM to add and discover the User and user VIF interfaces then

finally setup the monitoring for failover.

syntax: ibrix_nic -a -n IFNAME -h HOST

example:

we add a VIF for User Network for the standby server first by using

#ibrix_nic -a -n eth1:1 -h dxhpcss2

Now add interface eth1 to Ibrix for dxhpcss1

#ibrix_nic -a -n eth1 -h dxhpcss1

We now add the VIF for User Network for primary server

#ibrix_nic -a -n eth1:1 -h dxhpcss1

Now add interface eth1 to Ibrix for dxhpcss2

#ibrix_nic -a -n eth1 -h dxhpcss2

Then once the interfaces for both servers are added to Ibrix DB; assign the

monitoring detail for the VIF.

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How to Configure User Network Interface VIF for NFS failover Solution ID: 00000079 Created: 10/23/2008 DETAILS: To configure NFS for failover we are going to run the following commands from the FM to add and discover the User and user VIF interfaces then finally setup the monitoring for failover.
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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.