Creating a second-level virtual interface on a single filer

Description

You use this procedure to create a second-level virtual interface on a single filer. You follow this procedure when you have available two switches configured for multiple-port connections and four or more interfaces. After you complete this procedure, all interfaces are active at once until there is a switch failure, in which case connectivity is maintained by the links to one switch even if the other switch fails.

Steps

To create a second-level virtual interface on a single filer, complete the following steps.


Step	Action
1	Enter the following commands to create two multiple-mode interfaces: vif create multi trunk1 if1 if2 vif create multi trunk2 if3 if4 trunk1 and trunk2 are the names of the trunks. if1, if2, if3, and if4 are interfaces.
2	Enter the following command to create a single-mode interface from the multiple-mode interfaces: vif create single secondlev trunk1 trunk2 secondlev is the name of a second-level virtual interface. trunk1 and trunk2 are the names of the trunks.

Example

The following commands create the second-level virtual interface shown in "Example of a second-level virtual interface on a single filer."

vif create multi Firstlev1 e0 e1

vif create multi Firstlev2 e2 e3

vif create single Secondlev Firstlev1 Firstlev2

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Last updated: 04/26/99 08:11:18