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Old 01-13-2006
Bug Virtual IP address
We currently have a Solaris Wks that is being used as an "ftp server" and
it routinely accepts data each night that if ftp'd to it from off site. In the event that this "ftp server" should fail (crash, die, whatever) we would like to have an automatic fail over to a second Solaris Wks as the "ftp server".

Is it possible to setup a "virtual IP address" in order to accomplish this ?

Can it be done with out utilizing the Solaris Cluster software ?

Thanks
# 2  
Old 01-13-2006
Do you have network load balancers anywhere in your network? A F5 BIG-IP, Cisco Localdirector, etc.?

Cheers,

Keith
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Old 01-14-2006
look at the "plumb" option in "man ifconfig" ...

create a script that continually pings the primary ftp server from the backup ftp server and plumbs the default interface once it detects a "down" condition for the primary ftp server ... you might also want fairly constant replication of the ftp directories between both primary and backup servers to ensure that your data is as fresh as you can get it ...

good luck!
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