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Re: [lvs-users] could virtual ip one arbitrary ip address ?

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Subject: Re: [lvs-users] could virtual ip one arbitrary ip address ?
From: Ferenc Wagner <wferi@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:20:28 +0200
Hatt Tom <net.study.sea@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 2014-04-09 15:38 GMT+08:00 Ferenc Wagner <wferi@xxxxxxx>:
>
>> Hatt Tom <net.study.sea@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> could virtual ip one arbitrary ip address? no matter what network
>>> segment it is .
>>
>> Yes, the VIP can be any address, as long as traffic sent to it reaches
>> the director by some means.  If it's not in the local network of your
>> director, you will probably need explicit routing rules to achieve this.
>
> I want to know why I need explicit routing rules to send packet to
> realserver?

I was talking about the director, not the real servers.  You MAY need
explicit routing rules to send packets addressed to the VIP towards the
director, depending on your network setup.

> The director knows the ip of the selected real server, then just
> forwarding it, not need a router.

If you are doing direct routing, then right, the director is the router
towards the real servers.
-- 
Regards,
Feri.

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