To start a network interface manually, Usage – Sun Microsystems FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 816-0830-12 User Manual
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Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Installation and Configuration Guide • October 2001
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To Start a Network Interface Manually
1. Use the
ifconfig
command with the appropriate interface.
For example, to enable an FCIP interface associated with fp instance 0 and an IP
address of 192.9.201.10, you would use the following command:
The
ifconfig
command is described in more detail in the
ifconfig
(1M)manpage. Ask your network administrator for an appropriate IP address and
netmask information.
2. Use the command
ifconfig -a
to verify the network is up.
The output of
ifconfig -a
should look like this:
Usage
Any standard network commands can be used after FCIP is attached. There will not
be any usage differences when these commands (
telnet
,
ping
, or
ftp
) are used in
an Ethernet setup or FC network setup.
# ifconfig fcip0 plumb 192.9.201.10 netmask 255.255.255.0
lo0: flags=1000849
index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
fcip0:
flags=1001843
mtu 1500 index 2
inet 192.9.201.10 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.9.201.255
ether 0:e0:8b:1:3c:f7
hme0: flags=1000843
index
3
inet 192.9.200.70 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.9.200.255
ether 8:0:20:fc:e9:49