The IP/NIC and IPMultiNICB/MultiNICB agents support 802.1Q trunking.

To use 802.1Q trunking, create 802.1Q trunked interfaces over a physical interface using the SMIT. The physical interface is connected to a 802.1Q trunked port on the switch.

The NIC, MultiNICA, and MultiNICB agents can monitor these trunked interfaces. The IP, IPMultiNIC, and IPMultiNICB agents monitor the virtual IP addresses that are configured on these interfaces.

For example, create a 802.1Q interface called en6 over a physical interface called en0. Do not configure an IP address on en0. You connect en0 to a trunked port on the switch. The NIC and IP agents can then monitor en6 and the virtual IP address configured on en6.