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Re: DR question

To: Andy Bergeret <andy@xxxxxx>
To: lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: DR question
From: Juri Haberland <news-innominate.list.linux.lvs.users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:19:59 +0200
> Andy Bergeret wrote:
> 
> Hi, all,
> i want to know if it's possible to make a HTTP cluster with 2 host
> using the DR method :
> - host01 using for LOAD BALANCER and for REAL SERVER
> - host02 using for LOAD BALANCER and for REAL SERVER
> 
> finally, i'll have availability and load balancing ...
> 
> i made the "The Local Node Feature"  (one Load Balancer using the
> VS-DR method to forward packets to the real server , and the load
> balacer can also process some requests for the virtual service ....
> and it's working ... but if the Load Balancer is DOWN .... there's no
> availability ....so, ?

Use heartbeat to detect the failure, take over the service IP and to
start the load balancing on the other node.

> i read the mon+heartbeat+fake+coda solution, but it's need more than 2
> host ...

It can be done with just two hosts.

juri

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