Comment 7 for bug 481795

# cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual

auto br0
iface br0 inet static
 address 141.52.167.65
 netmask 255.255.254.0
 network 141.52.166.0
 broadcast 141.52.167.255
 gateway 141.52.166.1
 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
 dns-nameservers 141.52.3.3
 dns-search fzk.de
 bridge_ports eth0
 bridge_fd 9
 bridge_hello 2
 bridge_maxage 12
 bridge_stp off

I don't know, if the IP is available before ocfs2 is started.