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Re: LVS-DR where Directors are also Realservers

To: lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: LVS-DR where Directors are also Realservers
From: Horms <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 10:23:05 +0900
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 05:32:35PM +0300, Julian Anastasov wrote:

<snip>

> As for the original subject, the LVS directors can not be
> real servers, clients and backup servers at the same time
> for the same virtual service, the VIP must be announced only
> from one director, if the backup director has the VIP configured
> then he can not communicate with other hosts from the cluster.
> Also, the backup server must not create ARP problem if the VIP
> is configured there.

That is true, but it is possible to make handle the VIP 
such that it can work. This usually involves moving it 
from one interface to another when a Linux Director
goes from active to standby, which is where this discussion
began.

-- 
Horms
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