[lvs-users] using LVS on the director with a local VIP directing to realserver ?

[Sylvain Viart]

Hi Jason,

Ref: 
http://www.austintek.com/LVS/LVS-HOWTO/HOWTO/LVS-HOWTO.LVS-DR.html#director_as_client_in_LVS-DR
Jason Stubbs a écrit :
>>>> Reading the "7.10. Director as client in LVS-DR"
>>>>         
>>> Yes, the director cannot access the LVS service with an unpatched kernel.
>>> With the patch mentioned in the FAQ, your configuration should work fine
>>> as far as I can see.
>>>       
>> The patch seems pretty old, is it still "patchable" ?
>> any kernel compatibly I should watch?
>>
>> The patch is pretty simple, I could probably correct the code also...
>>     
>
> It won't apply directly as the code has changed slightly. As for compatibility 
> and what not, you're pretty much on your own... I'm testing that patch and a 
> few other changes at the moment but I haven't put it in production yet or 
> stress-tested. It might OOPS after several hours of running for all I know.
>   
What does it means "OOPS" ?
> Having said that, there's no other way to do what you want at the moment. If 
> you really want/need to do it, patching and testing is about all you can do.
>   
I really need to loadbalance squid "output" and detect failure on 
realserver backend. Having playing with LVS showed that this way seem 
interesting to test. I can also test squid internal loadbalancing, but 
the pound are pretty bugged for the configuration I've tested. That will 
be my next path.

Thank for the links.
Regards,
Sylvain.