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On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:01:35PM +0300, Julian Anastasov wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Horms wrote:
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> > > Also, the backup server must not create ARP problem if the VIP
> > > is configured there.
> >
> > That is true, but it is possible to make handle the VIP
> > such that it can work. This usually involves moving it
> > from one interface to another when a Linux Director
> > goes from active to standby, which is where this discussion
> > began.
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> Agreed. Except of using the backup as real server (then backup
> should solve the ARP problem) is there a good reason to move the VIP?
> May be in all other cases it simply can be deleted?
If you want to use the machine as a real server while
it is a stand-by linux director then it probably is
neccessary to move the VIP to the loopback interface.
Otherwise it can be deleted. In either case it
should be handled by heartbeat, keepalived or whaterver
is handling the failover of active/stand-by linux directors.
--
Horms
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