Erik Weber wrote: > Hi there, > > I plan to implementing LVS/DR to load balance several services to > several hosts in a setup like this, preferable with the same VIP: > > Host A is serving http requests on port 80 (VIP 192.168.0.1) > Host B is serving http requests on port 80 (VIP 192.168.0.1) > Host C is serving smtp requests on port 25 (VIP 192.168.0.1) > Host D is serving smtp requests on port 25 (VIP 192.168.0.1) > > Host E is load balancing http requests on port 80 and redirecting to > Host A and Host B > Host E is load balancing smtp requests on port 25 and redirecting to > Host C and Host D > > Is it possible for Host A and B to connect to the VIP at port 25? The > idea was to use the same vIP. I've used the arptables method on Host A-D. > Ss there some hidden mechanisms or some other workarounds that could > make this work or do I have to use separate VIPs for services that's > supposed to connect to a VIP? > You want your real server to be also client.
Your case is typical of this how-to entry: http://www.austintek.com/LVS/LVS-HOWTO/HOWTO/LVS-HOWTO.lvs_clients_on_realservers.html#do_you_need_lvs_clients_on_the_realserver -- Thomas _______________________________________________ LinuxVirtualServer.org mailing list - [email protected] Send requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or go to http://lists.graemef.net/mailman/listinfo/lvs-users
