Hi all,
i have 2 nodes (N1, N2) in an active-passive HA (v7.x , the latest version). Heartbeat goes through a dedicated NIC with x-cable.
Node N1 is connected with several uplinks to Switch1, Node N2 is also connected with the same # of uplinks to Switch2. The 2 switches are trunked, means that the 2 switches have all VLANs shared.
The final question :-)
Node N1 is active, N2 is passive. Switch1 goes offline = all Uplinks on Node N1 are going down. This should be a failover event. Orly? Nope?
If not, how to get it with the least amount of effort? It will be a bunch of trouble to re-cable the whole thing :-/
One idea is (just thinking about that): Connect Heartbeat NIC from Node N1 to Switch1 VLAN99. Also connect Heartbeat from Node N2 to Switch2 in VLAN99 (remember, both switches trunked). If Switch1 goes offline, the heartbeat has gone and Node N2 can do a failover? If Switch2 should go offline nothing happens, because Node N1 is already active.... ? Hm.
thx all for reading, and much more for good answers :-)
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