for AIXAttributes

Required attributes

Required attribute

Description

Address 

Virtual IP address assigned to the active NIC. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: 10.128.10.14 

Example: "10.128.10.14" 

 

MultiNICResName 

 

Name of the associated MultiNICA resource that determines the active NIC. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: mnic 

Example: "mnic" 

 

Optional attributes

Optional attribute

Description

IfconfigTwice 

Causes an IP address to be configured twice using an ifconfig up-down-up sequence. Increases the probability of gratuitous ARP requests (generated by ifconfig up) to reach clients. 

Type and dimension: integer-scalar 

 

NetMask 

The netmask that is associated with the IP address of the resource. Specify the value of the netmask in decimal (base 10) or hexadecimal (base 16). 

Note   Symantec recommends that you specify a netmask for each virtual interface.

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

 

Options 

Options for the ifconfig command. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: broadcast 192.203.15.255 

Example: "broadcast 192.203.15.255"