> Is there a how-to or similar describing how to set up
> LVS-Kiss in a primary/secondary configuration? We have a DSN
> system as ns1 and ns2 and LVS living on both as the load
> balancer for 4 web servers. If ns1 (lvs1) goes down how do I
> configure ns2 (lvs2) to take over? Our web address in DNS is
> set for a single IP which lvs1 uses as the VIP. If lvs1 goes
> down what can I do to get lvs2 to take the traffic?
As Chris mentioned, Heartbeat is an option. Take a look at some of the
ideas. If you go with heartbeat it is recommended to replace lvs-kiss with
ldirectord as this is more widely used.
http://www.ultramonkey.org/2.0.1/topologies/
An interesting alternative to heartbeat/ldirectord is keepalived:
http://www.keepalived.org
Regards,
P
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