You can do it all on the command line as you stated below. You'll need a full ifconfig line for the VIF, probably more than just the hostname, but it should work. You'll have to set up an EtherChannel on the Cisco side as well. Just be sure to change /etc/rc before your next reboot or it will all go away.
Also, be aware, if you do this manually, you may have to re-enter your default route as well, especially if this was your only interface. I would not expect it to come back automatically.
-- Adam Fox adamfox@netapp.com
-----Original Message----- From: John Stoffel [mailto:john.stoffel@taec.toshiba.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:21 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: convert from plain link to vif with minimal downtime?
Guys,
I've got to convert some filers from single links to VIFs to my cisco switches. I know I can do this with some edit to the rc file and a reboot.
Can I do it with the system up and with minimal disruption to NFS traffic? Or should I just look for some downtime and reboot?
Basically, I've got a single link on e11a now. I'd like to vif e11a and e11d. So, from the console could I do:
ifconfig e11a down vif create multi v1 -b ip e11a e11d ifconfig v1 <hostname>
And be done with it? I assume I might have to make some changes on the Cisco side as well, but I'd like to minimize my outage if possible.
Thanks, John John Stoffel - Senior Staff Systems Administrator - System LSI Group Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. - http://www.toshiba.com/taec john.stoffel@taec.toshiba.com - 508-486-1087