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How to Create a Virtual IP in Solaris


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1) create /etc/hostname.<interfacename>:<n> containing the hostname of the virtual IP

        example:

        /etc/hostname.hme0:1


2) add the hostname and virtual IP to /etc/hosts


3) use the following commands to configure the interface:


   ifconfig <interfacename>:<n> plumb

        example:

        ifconfig hme0:1 plumb


   ifconfig <interfacename>:<n> <IP address> netmask <netmask> broadcast + up

        example:

        ifconfig hme0:1 10.67.1.141 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast + up

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Why the Virtual IP address
Submitted by Cong (not verified) on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 15:37.

Why the Virtual IP address got reset to 0.0.0.0 after reboot? How to keep it permanent? TIA.

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Solaris Virtual IP after reboot
Submitted by Jorge Escallon (not verified) on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 01:21.

To make the virtual interface persist following a reboot, you can add the ip address or hostame in the file /etc/hostname.hme0:1

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Thanks a lot for the above
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 05:46.

Thanks a lot for the above guidelines. This made my work very simple. Once again thanks very much....

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