Attributes for AIX

Required attributes for AIX

Required attribute

Description

Address 

A virtual IP address that is different from the base IP address, and that is associated with the interface. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: 192.203.47.61 

Example: "192.203.47.61" 

Device 

The name of the NIC device associated with the IP address. Requires the device name without an alias. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: en0 

Example: "en0" 

NetMask 

The subnet mask associated with the IP address. Specify the value of NetMask in decimal (base 10) or hexadecimal (base 16). 

Example: 255.255.255.0 

Example: "255.255.255.0" 

Optional attributes for AIX

Optional attribute

Description

Options 

Options for the ifconfig command. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: 

mtu 1500 

"metric n mtu m"