Agent comparisons
IP and NIC agents
The IP and NIC agents:
IPMultiNIC and MultiNICA agents
The IPMultiNIC and MultiNICA agents:
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Operate in two modes:
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IP Conservation (IPC) Mode, which uses fewer IP addresses
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Performance Mode (PM), which provides faster failover, but uses more IP addresses
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Monitor single or multiple NICs
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Check the backup NICs at fail over
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Use the original base IP address when failing over
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Have only one active NIC at a time
