Configuring the FM LAN Connection for SUSE LINUX

Create a file named ifcfg-eth-fmp3 in the /etc/sysconfig/network directory with the following content:
```
BOOTPROTO=none
MTU="
STARTMODE='hotplug'
USERCONTROL='no'
```
Create a file named ifcfg-eth-fmp4 in the /etc/sysconfig/network directory with the following content:
```
BOOTPROTO=none
MTU="
STARTMODE='hotplug'
USERCONTROL='no'
```
Create a file named ifcfg-bond1 in the /etc/sysconfig/network directory with the following content:
```
BONDING_MASTER='yes'
BONDING_MODULE_OPTS='mode=active-backup miimon=250'
BONDING_SLAVE0='eth-fmp3'
BONDING_SLAVE1='eth-fmp4'
BOOTPROTO='static'
IPADDR='172.29.xx.1/16'
MTU="
STARTMODE='auto'
USERCONTROL='no'
```
Where xx is the platform number for your enterprise partition platform.
Note: The default subnet of the FM LAN is 172.29. If the subnet was changed (for example, during initial hardware installation and software configuration), be sure to use the new subnet value when configuring your network connections. If needed, use the Fabric Manager user interface to check the FM LAN IP address for the partition on the partition summary page of the nonpartitionable enterprise partition platform (NEPP).
If you have a firewall, ensure that your firewall rules allow responses to incoming pings on the FM LAN.
Note: The Fabric Manager monitors the health status of a partition image through ping checks; if the ping requests on the FM LAN to the partition image are blocked by a firewall, the Fabric Manager user interface displays a warning state for the partition image’s health (but does not generate an event).

Proceed to update the UDEV persistent rules for SUSE LINUX. For more information, see Updating the UDEV Persistent Rules for SUSE LINUX.