Setup test environment

The test setup runs two real server using Direct Routing (DR). We will use later 2 different OS on our test host, Linux and Windows together.

Setup new hosts

Setup the hosts, to do goto Setup->Server

click Add

Fill the first host, name is 'Web-01 with the IP address 192.168.2.221, MRTG host will be -, Click ADD

Confirm with OK to return

You should now see the new web server within the configuration:
Click on Copy to create the second node:

Edit the data for the second host, name is 'Web-02 with the IP address 192.168.2.222, MRTG host will be -, Click OK

There should be now 2 hosts available in our host list:

Setup a new node

Setup the node, to do goto Setup->Node

click Add


Add tne new node,we use Demo-Node01 with the node ip 192.168.2.220 on port 80 (http).
We use the easiest scheduler called Round Robing, switch in the enable and monitor flag.
Note: The monitor flag will not have any functions assigned yet but it the flag hast to be enabled to support it.
Click Add



Click Back to leave the confirmation screen

Assign host to node

Assign our hosts, to do click assign



Click add to assign our first server to our new node

Pick WEB-01 from the drop down box of New Host
Choose Direct Routing
Weight 100 Port 80 and Enable
Click Add Host to Node


*Now do the same thing with WEB-02

Finally there should be two new host (WEB01 & WEB-02) in our node Demo-Node01

Now goto Apply on Configuration, select OK to apply the current configuration to myLVS

This should be our new inventory

• Console output:

root@mylvs01:/# ipvsadm -L -n

IP Virtual Server version 1.2.1 (size=4096)
Prot LocalAddress:Port Scheduler Flags
  -> RemoteAddress:Port           Forward Weight ActiveConn InActConn
TCP  192.168.2.220:80 rr
  -> 192.168.2.221:80             Route   100    0          0
  -> 192.168.2.222:80             Route   100    0          0