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Re: [lvs-users] Error on lo after adding IP

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Subject: Re: [lvs-users] Error on lo after adding IP
From: Gary Smith <gary.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:16:00 -0700
> 
> Don't use the network-scripts file to configure the loopback adapter. It
> will send out an unwanted arp broadcast to determine if the address is
> already in use (in the case of LVS-DR, it probably is) and refuse to
> come up. Also, the arp table on other nodes will be incorrect since the
> MAC address associated with the VIP should only exist for the interface
> configured on the director.
> 
> Configure the loopback device by putting these lines in
> your /etc/rc.local file :
> 
> 
> # solve the ARP problem
> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/lo/arp_ignore
> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/arp_ignore
> echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/lo/arp_announce
> echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/arp_announce


I vaguely remember doing this some time ago on another ipvsadm cluster.  I'll 
try it out on the test boxes this week.

> 
> # Bring up loopback interface
> ifconfig lo:0 10.80.55.13 broadcast 10.80.55.13 netmask 0xffffffff
> up
> 
> 
> You can check if you configured it correctly by doing an 'arping VIP'
> from a client (not the director / realserver!) and watching the output.
> You should see replies coming from one MAC address. This would be the
> MAC of the interface on the director that's serving the VIP.
> 
> 
> (i should really make a template from this mail ...)
> 

Or put it on the FAQ page.  I did look through the documentation, I just didn't 
find anything on the subject.  

> 
> 
> Léon
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