Re: Linux virtual IP/hostname for Oracle

As far as I know, the VCS software uses ifconfig (man ifconfig) utility to create or remove the virtual ip. I guess you could do the same thing.

Grant wrote:

> Greetings,
> I have two SuSE 7.2 Pro servers, one acting as a primary, the other a
> standby for hosting an Oracle database. There is nothing specific per
> se in terms of apps/Linux setup that makes one the primary and the
> other the standby. They are just two machines sitting there each with
> their own IP and the database will be running on one of them at any
> given time.
> I'm trying to find out how to setup a virtual IP/hostname for these
> machines, so that I can make accessing the database transparent as to
> what server it's running on. I've used Vertias' clustering software
> on Solaris previously, and I'm trying to replicate it on Linux..
> without the automated failover of course.
> How can I do this? I've done some research and sorta-know about LVS,
> but I'm an Oracle DBA, not a Linux techie, so I'm looking for the
> easiest solution without having to get really fancy or require kernel
> rebuilds etc.
> What's the easiest solution?
> Thanks!
> Grant
Received on Fri Oct 25 2002 - 02:23:07 CDT