CONFIGURING
If you use a single NIC with multiple IP addresses, you must complete additional configuration instructions, which are based on your operating system, for each server partition. Using separate IP addresses with a single NIC can have a negative impact on the computer's I/O performance.
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To enable an IP address in IBM AIX
Procedure
1. Add one entry in the local host names file /etc/hosts for each server partition. The entry for the partition that uses the computer host name should already exist.
2. To enable an IP address, enter this command under the heading Part 2 -Traditional Configuration in the startup file (etc/rc.net). Do not enter this command for the partition that uses the computer host name.
where interface is the name of the network interface, and server_name is the name of the partitioned server -- for example:
/usr/sbin/ifconfig en0 alias server2
To disable an IP address in IBM AIX or Linux
Do not remove the IP address of a server partition that uses the computer host name as its server name.
1. Enter this command at the console:
where interface is the name of the network interface, and server_name is the name of the partitioned server.
3. Remove the corresponding ifconfig command from the system startup /etc/rc.net file.
Windows
To configure a single NIC for multiple IP addresses on Microsoft™ Windows™ systems, do the following:
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