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GLOBAL SETTINGS

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GLOBAL SETTINGS
the primary LVS router's public and private network interfaces.
Figure 9–3 The GLOBAL SETTINGS Panel
The top half of this panel sets up the primary LVS router's public and private network interfaces. These
are the interfaces already configured in Section 8.2, Configuring Network Interfaces for a NAT LVS
Cluster.
Primary server public IP
In this field, enter the publicly routable real IP address for the primary LVS node.
Primary server private IP
Enter the real IP address for an alternative network interface on the primary LVS node. This
address is used solely as an alternative heartbeat channel for the backup router and does not
have to correlate to the real private IP address assigned in Section 8.2, Configuring Network
Interfaces for a NAT LVS Cluster. You may leave this field blank, but doing so will mean there
is no alternate heartbeat channel for the backup LVS router to use and therefore will create a
single point of failure.
Chapter 9:Configuring the LVS Routers with Piranha Configuration Tool
panel is where the cluster administrator defines the networking details for