[LinuxFailSafe] 2 node cluster

Dan Goscomb dang@cashcade.co.uk
15 May 2003 19:11:13 +0100


i do not want to use any load directors... believe me i've looked at
everything and i would prefer an app switch, but cost is a major issue
here. i have 2 machines to work with, and that is it.


On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 19:09, an unknown sender wrote:
> Em Quinta 15 Maio 2003 13:53, Dan Goscomb escreveu:
> 
> Maybe what you're looking for is ldirectord, it's more reliable than round 
> robin DNS and far easier to set up than failsafe:
> 
> http://www.vergenet.net/linux/ldirectord/
> 
> rgrds,
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> 
> > thats what i thought i had explained i wanted!
> >
> > On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 17:42, Michael Gesundheit wrote:
> > > Why should you use ip aliasing??
> > > You can have the survived server alias the dead server IP until it
> > > will be fixed or whatever.
> > >
> > > -Michael
> > >
> > > Dan Goscomb <dang@cashcade.co.uk> wrote:
> > >         Hi,
> > >
> > >         I would like to configure a 2 node cluster where each machine
> > >         has a
> > >         unique IP address and both are accessible at the same time
> > >         (via round
> > >         robin DNS).
> > >
> > >         I would like it so that if one machine went down the other
> > >         would take
> > >         over its IP address... this, i would imagine, would involve 2
> > >         clusters... one with machine 1 as the primary and machine 2
> > >         secondary,
> > >         and one with machine 2 as the primary and machine 1 secondary.
> > >
> > >         Is this possible and if so could someone send me an example
> > >         config?
> > >
> > >         Cheers,
> > >
> > >         Dan.
> > >
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> > >         Dan Goscomb
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> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > -Michael
> > >
> > >
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Dan Goscomb <dang@cashcade.co.uk>