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Re: [lvs-users] Loadbalancer fail over

To: "LinuxVirtualServer.org users mailing list." <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [lvs-users] Loadbalancer fail over
From: Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:54:01 -0800 (PST)
On Thu, 11 Dec 2008, Serge Fonville wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Currently I am trying to setup a simple two node cluster using LVS and
> heartbeatI have a thread Low maintenance High Availability -
> LinuxQuestions.org<http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-server-73/low-maintenance-high-availability-685141/>

didn't get it here (get the directory linux-server-73)

I assume you have something similar to this

http://www.austintek.com/LVS/LVS-HOWTO/HOWTO/LVS-HOWTO.localnode.html#two_box_lvs

> Based on everything I read about LVS and especially ldirectord it seems to
> me that the load balancer would become the SPOF.

in the two_box_lvs, you have two directors, an active and a 
backup.

> Does this mean that I have to setup the load balancer in a active/passive
> setup or can I configure it in a active/active fashion and it
> 'automagically' selects the right load balancer?

in the two_box_lvs, you nominate the active director.

Joe
>

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