PRIMECLUSTERGlobal Link Services Configuration and AdministrationGuide 4.5 Redundant Line ControlFunction for Virtual NIC Mode

3.2.2 Setting up a virtual NIC in a Solaris Zones environment

3.2.2.1 Exclusive-IP zones

The following is an example of configuration for adding a virtual NIC in the Solaris Zones environment (exclusive-IP zones).

Figure 3.2 Example of configuration in the Solaris Zones environment (exclusive-IP zones)

Create a virtual NIC "fjvnet0" on the global zone by bundling "net1" and "net2." Set an IP address to the virtual NIC "fjvnet0" after assigning it to the exclusive-IP zone "zone0." This procedure is shown below:

1. Creating a virtual NIC
   Create a virtual NIC on the global zone with the rvnetadm create command.

   # /opt/FJSVrvnet/bin/rvnetadm create -n fjvnet0 -i net1,net2

   See

   For details on the rvnetadm command, see "A.1 rvnetadm command."

2. Enabling a network monitoring function
   Enable a network monitoring function with the rvnetadm start-observ command.

   # /opt/FJSVrvnet/bin/rvnetadm start-observ

   Note

   When a network monitoring function is enabled, disable it with the rvnetadm stop-observ command, and then enable it with the rvnetadm start-observ command again.

   See

   For details on the rvnetadm command, see "A.1 rvnetadm command."

3. Network setting for an exclusive-IP zone
   Assign a virtual NIC to the exclusive-IP zone with the zonecfg command, and then start it with the zoneadm command.

   # zonecfg -z zone0
   zonecfg:zone0> add net   <- Add a network interface setting.
   zonecfg:zone0:net> set physical=fjvnet0  <- Specify a virtual NIC interface.
   zonecfg:zone0:net> end
   zonecfg:zone0> verify    <- Check integrity.
   zonecfg:zone0> commit    <- Register a zone.
   zonecfg:zone0> exit      <- Zone setting is completed.
   # zoneadm -z zone0 boot  <- Start up zone0.

   Note

   Use virtual NICs in a network interface (net) registered in the resource. Virtual NICs cannot be used in an automatic network interface (anet).

   See

   For details on the zonecfg(1M) and zoneadm(1M) commands, see the Solaris manual.

4. Setting up an IP address in the exclusive-IP zone
   Define the virtual NIC as an IP interface with the ipadm create-ip command after logging in to the exclusive-IP zone with the zlogin command. Then, assign an IP address to the IP interface with the ipadm create-addr command.

   # zlogin zone0
   # ipadm create-ip fjvnet0
   # ipadm create-addr -T static -a 192.168.100.1/24 fjvnet0/v4

   See

   For details on the ipadm(1M) command, see the Solaris manual.

3.2.2.2 Kernel Zones

The following is an example of configuration for adding a virtual NIC in the Kernel Zones environment.

Figure 3.3 Example of configuration in the Kernel Zones environment

Create a virtual NIC "fjvnet0" by bundling "net1" and "net2" on the global zone, and then assign it to the Kernel Zone "zone0." After that, set an IP address to the NIC "net0" on "zone0" that was connected to the virtual NIC "fjvnet0."

1. Creating a virtual NIC
   Create a virtual NIC on the global zone with the rvnetadm create command.

   # /opt/FJSVrvnet/bin/rvnetadm create -n fjvnet0 -i net1,net2

   See

   For details on the rvnetadm command, see "A.1 rvnetadm command."

2. Enabling a network monitoring function
   Enable a network monitoring function with the rvnetadm start-observ command.

   # /opt/FJSVrvnet/bin/rvnetadm start-observ

   Note

   When the network monitoring function is enabled, disable it with the rvnetadm stop-observ command, and then enable it with the rvnetadm start-observ command again.

   See

   For details on the rvnetadm command, see "A.1 rvnetadm command."

3. Network setting for a Kernel Zone
   Assign a virtual NIC to the Kernel Zone with the zonecfg command, and then start it with the zoneadm command.

   # zonecfg -z zone0
   zonecfg:zone0> add net   <- Add a network interface setting.
   zonecfg:zone0:net> set physical=fjvnet0  <- Specify a virtual NIC interface.
   zonecfg:zone0:net> end
   zonecfg:zone0> verify    <- Check integrity. 
   zonecfg:zone0> commit    <- Register a zone.
   zonecfg:zone0> exit      <- Zone setting is completed.
   # zoneadm -z zone0 boot  <- Start up zone0.

   Note

   Use virtual NICs in a network interface (net) registered in the resource. Virtual NICs cannot be used in an automatic network interface (anet).

   See

   For details on the zonecfg(1M) and zoneadm(1M) commands, see the Solaris manual.

4. Setting up an IP address in the Kernel Zone
   Define the virtual NIC as an IP interface with the ipadm create-ip command after logging in to the Kernel Zone with the zlogin command. Then, assign an IP address to the IP address with the ipadm create-addr command.

   # zlogin zone0
   # ipadm create-ip net0
   # ipadm create-addr -T static -a 192.168.100.1/24 net0/v4

   See

   For details on the ipadm(1M) command, see the Solaris manual.