Is it possible to rename interfaces on BIGIP Virtual Edition? Other network interface questions.
Hello, I have created a KVM based VM of BIGIP 12.0.0 using the Virtual Edition qcow2 file downloaded here which I am using to do development work on. The problem is the interfaces that are created are all numbered 1.x. (ie. 1.1 through 1.8) The ucs file that I am exporting from our 5250 has not only interfaces 1.1 through 1.4 but also 2.1 through 2.8. Question 1: Is there any way to force the VM's interface names so that we can directly export ucs files from the physical 5250's so they can be imported without unpacking and manipulating the /config/bigip_base.conf and other files to accommodate the Virtual Edition's interface names? I've tried configuring the interfaces on the VM with different pci slots, multiple interfaces on the same pci slot with multifunction turned on, different domains and different busses. None of this altered the naming of the interfaces. Question 2: What is the maximum number of interfaces on the Virtual Edition VM's? I can only seem to get three interfaces but we utilize all 16 interfaces on the physical 5250's. Is it possible to add more than 10? Question 3: What is the proper terminology for the type of interfaces I am referring to? The physical interfaces appear to be in ethX format, what does F5 refer to these 1.x, 2.x, etc. interface names as? Virtual interfaces? I'm trying to associate these interfaces to something I'm more familiar in working with but I cannot seem to find where or how these interfaces are created. Thank you. Shawn