How to add the virtual IP in the SUSE Linux
#vi /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id
BOOTPROTO=’static’
BROADCAST=”
ETHTOOL_OPTIONS=”
IPADDR=”192.168.56.130”
MTU=”
NAME=’Hewlett-Packard Company Ethernet controller’
NETMASK=”255.255.255.0”
NETWORK=”
REMOTE_IPADDR=”
STARTMODE=’auto’
UNIQUE=’rBUF.10GZbE1EqN0′
USERCONTROL=’no’
IPADDR_1=’192.168.56.131′
NETMASK_1=’255.255.255.0′
LABEL_1=’1′
# rcnetwork restart
#ifconfig -a
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