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Re: IPVS + Kernel 2.4.26?

To: "LinuxVirtualServer.org users mailing list." <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: IPVS + Kernel 2.4.26?
From: Horms <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 11:55:30 +0900
On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 05:26:06PM -0400, Patrick LeBoutillier wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have compiled my own 2.4.26 kernel (from kernel.org) and activated all 
> IP: Virtual Server options
> as mentionned in the FAQ and/or HOWTO. I am using Fedora Core 1.
> 
> Besides this kernel I am using UltraMonkey 2.0.1 RPMS and I upgraded 
> heartbeat-* to 1.2.2. I built
> a Streamline High Availability and Load Balancing topology (by following 
> the docs closely) and
> basically all works fine (for a while...).
> 
> It seems after about 15 minutes or so of inactivity, ipvsadm looses 
> trace of all connections, but the cluster
> is still somewhat functional. Connections are still being routed, but 
> only to the node that is not acting as
> the director.
> 
> If I restart heartbeat on the director, then everything gets back to 
> normal. I did not seem to have this problem
> with the UltraMonkey 2.4.22 kernel.
> 
> Anyone have any idea what's happening? Are IPVS and the associated tools 
> stable with the 2.4.26 kernel?
> 
> Am I missing a patch on my 2.4.26 kernel?  I didn't patch it at all 
> really. I simply activated the IPVS stuff in
> "make xconfig". I'm using DR, but I have not applied the "hidden" patch.

It sounds like ldirectord might be crashing.
Can you verify if it is still running or not.

-- 
Horms
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