Creating a single-mode vif

About creating a single-mode vif

This procedure enables you to create a single-mode vif--in which only one interface is active at a time and the others are ready to take over if the active interface fails. If you want a specific interface in a vif to be active, you need to specify that interface as preferred, otherwise an interface in the vif is randomly selected to be the active interface. For more information, see Selecting an active interface in a single-mode vif.

Prerequisites

You need to meet the following prerequisites to create a single-mode vif:

Decide on a case-sensitive name for the vif that meets the following criteria:
- It must begin with a letter.
- It must not contain any spaces.
- It must not contain more than 15 characters.
- It must not already be in use for a vif.
Decide on a list of the interfaces you want to combine into the vif.
Configure all interfaces that will be included in the vif to be down using the ifconfig command.

Creating a single-mode vif

To create a vif in which only one interface is active at a time, complete the following steps.

Note
The operation performed using the vif create command is not persistent across reboots unless the command is added to the /etc/rc file.