No, that would defeat the entire purpose of CARP. Besides that, you're bound to get all sorts of "duplicate IP address" errors.einthusan said:If ServerA and ServerB are sharing a carp IP address and that IP address is an alias for the NIC on ServerA, can we still use CARP?
Two servers, each with their own IP addres. They share one 'virtual' interface between them. It's that virtual address you use for CARP. So, in total you have 3 IP addresses assigned, two physical and one virtual.einthusan said:So do I need 3 machines to setup CARP? I thought I only need 2 servers..
SirDice said:Two servers, each with their own IP addres. They share one 'virtual' interface between them. It's that virtual address you use for CARP.
|-----------------| |-----------------|
|Server A - IP 01 | |Server B - IP 02 |
|-----------------| |-----------------|
^ ^
| -------------- |
|_______|Virtual IP |_____|
|------------|
^
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| Client |
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That's exactly what you neededeinthusan said:I contacted the service provider and they have assigned me a 'portable' static ip block that can be used by multiple servers on the same VLAN. I bet this is what I needed.