How do I test IPMP failover on solaris 10?

[petulia3478]

After configuring IPMP you can test it using a command, which is equivalent of pulling the network cable out of the back of the network interface card.

To disable the port you want to test do the follow:

# if_mpadm -d bge0
Sep 28 13:18:39 unixbod2 in.mpathd[417]: Successfully failed over from NIC bge0 to NIC bge1

To reattach the port do:

# if_mpadm -r bge0
Sep 28 13:18:50 unixbod2 in.mpathd[417]: Successfully failed back to NIC bge0