When the MultiNICA resource is to be configured in PM, each NIC must have a unique base IP address. The base IP address cannot appear on any other NIC on the same node or any other node. The base IP address of all the devices in a single MultiNICA resource must belong to the same subnet in the configuration.

When you configure a single NIC under a MultiNICA resource, the MultiNICA agent uses PM. The base IP addresses have to be enabled on each NIC under MultiNICA control before starting VCS and handing over the management of the NICs to the agent.