I was configuring MySQL Cluster where the application servers use
a properties file to connect to the MySQL Data/Storage node (I
configured both Data and Storage nodes on same physical
server).
I want the application to use a single IP address, to access the
DB servers in cluster. Since if any of the nodes fail, the
application servers should still be able to query the
databases.
Hence I thought of using LVS so that multiple application servers
can access the DB servers through VIP. To achieve the same I have
configured LVS, thought of sharing the same.
RHEL Linux LVS setup:
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Pre-Requisites:
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REDHAT Linux Cluster Packages
VIRTUAL IP
Configuration for LB server:
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Configure packet forwarding on LB server
vi /etc/sysctl.conf
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 …
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