Trying to setup an IP alias on NIC...

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Networking
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This worked until I upgraded from Suse SLES 11.sp1 to SLES 11.sp2, now when I try to setup it up through yast then
restart the network I get the following :

[mgoebel@programreview:/home/mgoebel]# /etc/init.d/network restart
Shutting down network interfaces:
eth0 device: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller done
eth1 device: Advanced Micro Devices
No configuration found for eth1
Nevertheless the interface will be shut down. done
Shutting down service network . . . . . . . . . done
Hint: you may set mandatory devices in /etc/sysconfig/network/config
Setting up network interfaces:
eth0 device: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller
eth0 IP address: 164.76.158.101/24
eth0:programreview IP address: 164.76.158.130/24 failed
eth1 device: Advanced Micro Devices
No configuration found for eth1 unused
Setting up service network . . . . . . . . . . done

The following is from /var/log/messages

Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview syslog-ng[2636]: I/O error occurred while writing; fd=‘4’, error=‘Invalid argument (22)’
Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview ifdown: No configuration found for eth1
Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview ifdown: Nevertheless the interface will be shut down.
Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview syslog-ng[2636]: Connection broken; time_reopen=‘60’
Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview syslog-ng[2636]: I/O error occurred while writing; fd=‘10’, error=‘Invalid argument (22)’
Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview syslog-ng[2636]: Connection broken; time_reopen=‘60’
Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview syslog-ng[2636]: I/O error occurred while writing; fd=‘13’, error=‘Invalid argument (22)’
Aug 6 15:13:28 programreview syslog-ng[2636]: Connection broken; time_reopen=‘60’

Any suggestions what to look at?

Thanks,
Matt

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I tried using a number instead of an alphanumeric name, and that worked. I’m not sure what the issue is, but at least box is humming along again…

Matt