Patch-ID# 109907-05
Keywords: ifconfig multipathing auto-revarp IP Multipathing RCM SUNW_ip_rcm.so
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: /sbin/ifconfig and /usr/sbin/ifconfig patch
Date: 05/Jan/01

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /sbin/ifconfig and /usr/sbin/ifconfig patch

	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for 
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4218277 4291034 4299644 4308728 4311938 4347223 4373331 4386544 

Changes incorporated in this version: 4373331

Relevant Architectures: i386

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 109063-01 110187-02 110596-01 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 109280-07 109743-02 109905-02 (or newer)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch:

/sbin/ifconfig
/usr/sbin/ifconfig

Problem Description:

        This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the
        feature changes introduced in point patch 101596-01.

(from 109907-04)

4386544 s28U3 Generic Patches Accumulating PP Requirements

(from 109907-03)

        This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the 
        feature changes introduced in point patch 101187-02.

4347223 Network Multipathing should provide offlining capability.

(from 109907-02)

4218277 ifconfig aoto-revarp hangs in the presence of continuous ARP or RARP traffic

(from 109907-01)

	This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the feature changes introduced in point patch 109063-01.

(from 109063-01)

4311938 Network Multipathing should be integrated into Solaris 8
4299644 debug kernel panics; race between ip_close and ip_wsrv threads
4291034 arp: bad trap in ip while deleting logical interface during arp
4308728 ifconfig results in spurious message on the console

(from 110187-02)

       Patch reved to sync feature gate with patch gate

(from 110187-01)

4347223 Network Multipathing should provide offlining capability.

(from 110596-01)

4373331 IP Multipathing requires an RCM module

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------

For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.

For Solaris 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:

       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02

The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:

       example# patchrm 104945-02

For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions: 

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	NOTE 1: To get the complete IP Multipathing support, one needs
                to install the following patches:

                109899-01 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/arp patch
                109743-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/icmp patch
		109280-05 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/ip patch
                109901-01 (or newer)    /etc/init.d/network and 
                                        /etc/rcS.d/S30network.sh patch
                109473-03 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/tcp patch
                109741-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/udp patch
                109903-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/inet/in.ndpd patch
                109905-01 (or newer)    /etc/default/mpathd and 
                                        /sbin/in.mpathd patch
                109907-01 (or newer)    /sbin/ifconfig and /usr/sbin/ifconfig 
                                        patch

        NOTE 2: To get Network Multipathing offlining capability, one needs
                to install the following patches:

                109280-07 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/ip patch
                109741-03 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/udp patch
                109903-02 (or newer)    /usr/lib/inet/in.ndpd patch
                109905-02 (or newer)    /sbin/in.mpathd patch
                109907-03 (or newer)    /sbin/ifconfig patch
                110396-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/inet/mipagent patch

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