You can configure the system failover in the configuration mode.
LYSH@MyHostName# configure
configure# failover -h
usage: failover [-h] {add,dbpool,delete,disable,enable,show} ...
config ha
positional arguments:
add Add configure system failover
delete Delete system failover configuration
disable Disable system failover
enable Enable system failover
show Show system failover configuration
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Verifying System Failover Configuration
LYSH@MyHostName# configure configure# failover show
Configuring System Failover
Note that if there the System Failover configuration already exists, it will overwrite.
LYSH@MyHostName# configure configure# failover add 192.168.0.1/24 eth0 mykey 192.168.0.2 active 120 configure# failover show vip=192.168.0.1/24 iface=eth0 secret=mykey host=192.168.0.2 initmode=active curmode= curmode_dt=- peermode= peermode_dt=- deadtime=120 state=disabled last_error_msg=No error
Enabling System Failover
The System Failover does not work before enabling the System Failover.
LYSH@MyHostName# configure configure# failover enable configure# failover show vip=192.168.0.1/24 iface=eth0 secret=mykey host=192.168.0.2 initmode=active curmode= curmode_dt=- peermode= peermode_dt=- deadtime=120 state='''enabled''' last_error_msg=No error
Disabling System Failover
To stop the System Failover, use the disable command.
If you enable the System Failover after disabling it, the System Failover works again.
LYSH@MyHostName# configure configure# failover disable configure# failover show vip=192.168.0.1/24 iface=eth0 secret=mykey host=192.168.0.2 initmode=active curmode= curmode_dt=- peermode= peermode_dt=- deadtime=120 state='''disabled''' last_error_msg=No error
Deleting System Failover configuration
Note that if you deleted it, the System Failover does not work before configuring it.
LYSH@MyHostName# configure configure# failover delete