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Date:      Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:19:24 +0200
From:      Patrick Lamaiziere <patfbsd@davenulle.org>
To:        "Kim A. Brandt" <kimabrandt@gmx.de>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: CARP-interface fail-over in case required program fails.
Message-ID:  <20110720161924.26a4fcf0@mr12941>
In-Reply-To: <4E244EDD.2000709@peterhost.ru>
References:  <4E243D8F.1020305@gmx.de> <4E244EDD.2000709@peterhost.ru>

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Le Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:18:53 +0400,
Dmitry Banschikov <d.banschikov@peterhost.ru> a écrit :

Hi,

> > is it possible to let a CARP-interface fail(-over) in the situation
> > when a certain program fails or stops working? I hope it's clear
> > enough what I have in mind. Could you give me any pointers on how
> > this can be archived?
> 
> You can write simple script, which will monitor status of the
> program, and if program fails, it can adjust advskew parameter of the
> CARP interface forcing going interface to the backup state.

In addition, port net/ifstated could be useful for doing this kind of
things (here we monitor BGP sessions with it).



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