IPMP has the following features:
- It eliminates a single network adapter as a single point of failure in these cases, ( a. Network adapter failure b. Network link failure)
- It enables interfaces to fail over within approximately 10 seconds when using the default configuration.
- It can be configured by adjusting the parameters in the “/etc/default/mpathd” file.
- It can be configured for use with both IPv4 and IPv6.
- It enables interfaces to be configured as standby interfaces.
{IPMP failure detection:
Probe-based failure detection
-detects network error by sending ICMP ECHO_REQUEST messages
Link based failure detection
-detects network error by checking the IFF_RUNING
How to Configure IPMP on Solaris