Using Nmap to Fix a Problem | Linux Today

Using Nmap to Fix a Problem

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 6, 2010

[ Thanks to Jay Fink
for this link. ]

“Fixing a Problem with Nmap

“Ever had an ipv4 network address that is supposed to migrate
over via a high availability mechanism simply not work or even
stranger if there were several addresses some do and some do not?
An experienced network administrator probably has seen mysterious
non-migrating addresses, however, within this context is presented
a rather interesting solution to when it has been observed.

“The Setup

“For simplicity two addresses will be used, the idea being if a
service or server in part of a 2 node high availability cluster are
detected down via a heartbeat check the node that is up takes over
(unless it is the one already holding the addresses). There are
some details that need to be presented as well:

“The compute nodes are on the same logical but different
physical networks and communicate via a switch.

“There is a cisco global site selector in front of the compute
nodes.

“The compute nodes are running a recent version of Red Hat
Linux.”

Complete
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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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