Configuring the virtual IP of the cluster

You can configure the virtual IP of the cluster to use to connect to the Cluster Manager (Java Console) or to specify in the RemoteGroup resource.

See the Veritas Cluster Server Administrator's Guide for information on the Cluster Manager.

See the Veritas Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide for information on the RemoteGroup agent.

To configure the virtual IP of the cluster

  1. Review the required information to configure the virtual IP of the cluster.

  2. To configure virtual IP, enter y at the prompt.

  3. Confirm whether you want to use the discovered public NIC on the first system.

    Do one of the following:

    • If the discovered NIC is the one to use, press Enter.

    • If you want to use a different NIC, type the name of a NIC to use and press Enter.

    Active NIC devices discovered on galaxy: eth0
    Enter the NIC for Virtual IP of the Cluster to use on galaxy:
    [b,q,?](eth0)
  4. Confirm whether you want to use the same public NIC on all nodes.

    Do one of the following:

    • If all nodes use the same public NIC, enter y.

    • If unique NICs are used, enter n and enter a NIC for each node.

    Is eth0 to be the public NIC used by all systems 
    [y,n,q,b,?] (y)
  5. Enter the virtual IP address for the cluster.

    You can enter either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.

    For IPv4:

    • Enter the virtual IP address.

      Enter the Virtual IP address for the Cluster: 
      [b,q,?] 192.168.1.16
    • Confirm the default netmask or enter another one:

      Enter the netmask for IP 192.168.1.16: [b,q,?] 
      (255.255.240.0)
    • Verify and confirm the Cluster Virtual IP information.

      Cluster Virtual IP verification:
      
            NIC: eth0
            IP: 192.168.1.16
            Netmask: 255.255.240.0
      Is this information correct? [y,n,q] (y)

    For IPv6

    • Enter the virtual IP address.

      Enter the Virtual IP address for the Cluster: 
      [b,q,?] 2001:454e:205a:110:203:baff:feee:10
    • Enter the prefix for the virtual IPv6 address you provided. For example:

      Enter the Prefix for IP 
      2001:454e:205a:110:203:baff:feee:10: [b,q,?] 64
    • Verify and confirm the Cluster Virtual IP information.

      Cluster Virtual IP verification:
      
            NIC: eth0
            IP: 2001:454e:205a:110:203:baff:feee:10
            Prefix: 64
      Is this information correct? [y,n,q] (y)