4.6.3 Task 3: Edit the 10 GbE Interface Settings

The following procedure describes how to edit the ifcfg configuration files:

  1. Edit the ifcfg configuration files as shown in the following table. The files must be edited in the ./Post_10GigE_Settings/. directory.
    File Name Before Modification After Modification

    ifcfg-eth1

    		 
    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth1
USERCTL=no
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
HWADDR=00:21:28:44:d2:5e
MASTER=bondeth0
SLAVE=yes
    		 
    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth1
USERCTL=no
ONBOOT=no 
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
HWADDR=00:21:28:44:d2:5e

    ifcfg-eth2

    		 
    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth2
USERCTL=no
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
HWADDR=00:21:28:44:d2:f2
MASTER=bondeth0
SLAVE=yes
    		 
    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth2
USERCTL=no
ONBOOT=no 
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
HWADDR=00:21:28:44:d2:f2

    ifcfg-eth4 on Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2

    ifcfg-eth9 on Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 Full Rack 

    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth_interface
ONBOOT=no
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
HWADDR=00:1b:21:66:4b:c0

    In the preceding syntax, eth_interface is eth4 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, or eth9 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 Full Rack 

    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth_interface
USERCTL=no
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
HWADDR=00:1b:21:66:4b:c0
MASTER=bondeth0
SLAVE=yes

    In the preceding syntax, eth_interface is eth4 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, or eth9 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 Full Rack

    ifcfg-eth5 on Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2

    ifcfg-eth15 on Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 Full Rack 

    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth_interface2
ONBOOT=no 
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
HWADDR=00:1b:21:66:4b:c1

    In the preceding syntax, eth_interface is eth5 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, or eth15 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 Full Rack 

    #### DO NOT REMOVE THESE LINES ####
#### %GENERATED BY CELL% ####
DEVICE=eth_interface2
USERCTL=no
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
HOTPLUG=no
IPV6INIT=no
MASTER=bondeth0
SLAVE=yes
HWADDR=00:1b:21:66:4b:c1

    In the preceding syntax, eth_interface is eth5 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, or eth15 for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 Full Rack

  2. Copy the edited files to the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts directory using the following command:
    # cp -fp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/.Post_10GigE_Settings/ifcfg-eth* \
  /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/.
  3. Restart the database server using the console.
  4. Monitor the boot sequence to ensure no errors occurred during bondeth0 initialization.

Parent topic: Changing from 1 GbE Connections to 10 GbE Connections