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. Note that the address you specify must not be the same as the configured physical IP address, but should be on the same network. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: 192.203.47.61 

Example: "192.203.47.61" 

 

Device 

The name of the NIC device that is 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 that is associated with the IP address.  

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

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 4 mtu 1400" 

 

RouteOptions 

Specifies the routing options that are passed to the route add command when the agent configures an interface. The RouteOptions attribute value is generally formed like this: "destination gateway metric"

For details about the route command, refer to the man page for your operating system. 

When the value of this string is null, the agent does not add routes. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: "192.100.201.0 192.100.13.7" 

In this example, the agent executes the "route add 192.100.201.0 192.100.13.7" command when it configures an interface.