Network Configuration

This section describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been installed on your system.

Configuring the Network Host Files

After installing the driver software, you must create a hostname.vcaN file for the adapter’s Ethernet interface. Note that in the file name hostname.vcaN, N corresponds to the instance number of the vca interface you plan to use. You must also create both an IP address and a host name for its Ethernet interface in the /etc/hosts file.

1.Locate the correct vca interfaces and instance numbers in the

/etc/path_to_inst file.

Refer to the online manual pages for path_to_inst(4).

#grep vca /etc/path_to_inst "/pci@8,600000/network@1" 0 "vca"

The instance number in the previous example is 0.

2.Use the ifconfig(1M) command to set up the adapter’s vca interface.

Use the ifconfig command to assign an IP address to the network interface. Type the following at the command line, replacing ip_address with the adapter’s IP address:

#ifconfig vcaN plumb ip_address up

Note –In the examples in this section, N specifies the instance number of the device.

Refer to the ifconfig(1M) online manual page and the Solaris documentation for more information.

■If you want a setup that will remain the same after you reboot, create an /etc/hostname.vcaN file, where N corresponds to the instance number of the vca interface you plan to use.

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