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Setup Linux loadbalancer with Piranha and LVS on CentOS 5.4

I could use LVS, ldirectord, and heartbeat to implement load balancing, but I find there is another more easy way which is Redhats piranha. You need not configure four configuration files, instead of only one which can be configured by web-based tool. My lab environment was similar to my last post. LVS Router 1: eth0: 192.168.26.201 LVS Router 2: eth0: 192.168.26.202 Real Server 1: eth0: 192.168.26.211 Real Server 2: eth0: 192.168.26.212 VIP: 192.168.26.200 gateway: 192.168.26.1 Install piranha and ipvsadm packages on the LVS Routers # yum install ipvsadm # yum install piranha Configuring Services on the LVS Routers # chkconfig pulse on # chkconfig piranha-gui on # chkconfig httpd on Setting a Password for the Piranha Configuration Tool # piranha-passwd Turning on Packet Forwarding on the LVS Routers # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward Starting the Piranha Configuration Tool Service Modify the mode SELinux in permissive mode. If you didnt do it, it would show the error massage as below when you started the piranha-gui service. Starting piranha-gui: (13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:3636 (13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:3636 No listening sockets available, shutting down Unable to open logs # setenforce 0 # service httpd start # service piranha-gui start

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Configuring the LVS Routers with Piranha Configuration Tool Open http://192.168.26.201:3636 in a Web browser to access the Piranha Configuration Tool. Click on the Login button and enter piranha for the Username and the administrative password you created in the Password field. Click on the GLOBAL SETTINGS panel, and input the primary server public IP, and then click the ACCEPT button.

Click on the REDUNDANCY panel, and input the redundant server public IP, and then click the ACCEPT button.

Click on the VIRTUAL SERVERS panel, add a server, edit it, and activate it.

Clicking on the REAL SERVER subsection link at the top of the panel displays the EDIT REAL SERVER subsection. Click the ADD button to add new servers, edit them and activate them.

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Copy the lvs.cf file to another LVS router. # scp /etc/sysconfig/ha/lvs.cf root@192.168.26.202:/etc/sysconfig/ha/lvs.cf Start the pulse services on the LVS Routers # service pulse restart Test The test way used my last post. You can also use the Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool (ab) to simulate users visit. References Linux Virtual Server Administration
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1. Thanks for these posts. Enjoyed reading them on the cdot planet.

By: t0mmyw on March 29, 2010 at 3:47 pm Reply

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What about arp requests etc? I tried the piranha mode but even if I am using the RR algorithm all request are forwarded to server2 (and not randomly to server1). When I then stop apache on server2 it does not fallback to server1. Have you tried it and Ive read that you have to use aprtables or such otherwise things dont work.

By: Michiel on April 27, 2010 at 7:32 am Reply

have you checked the log info?

By: Anonymous on April 27, 2010 at 10:26 am Reply

3. I am trying to get mine to work. Question: Do I create the eth0:1 for VIP using the Piranha gui or using the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1 file? Then, what about routing from the real servers to the LVS?

By: Willie on June 14, 2010 at 5:07 am Reply

4. Willie you can create the ifcfg-eth0:1 files on both servers. And do not for get to change the name on the interface or your netowrk will fobar. Also you do not need the mac address in the eth0:1 file it uses the parent eth0 mac

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By: straighshot on June 19, 2010 at 5:52 pm Reply 5. [...] Setup Linux loadbalancer with Piranha and LVS on CentOS 5.4 [...]

By: Red Hat Cluster Piranha Linux Virtual Server - on August 31, 2010 at 12:09 am Reply

6. Hello, do you use 4 machines? 2 for lvs and other 2 for the server?

By: David on September 2, 2010 at 6:06 pm Reply

7. Thank you very much. The blog helps me a lot. I really appreciate that.

By: dilmah on October 15, 2010 at 5:55 am Reply

8. BTW, could you help me about MySQL HA issues (Replication, Mysql Cluster NDB Cluster, MySQL proxy) combined with Linux loadbalancer with Piranha and LVS? Thank you very much, again.

By: dilmah on October 15, 2010 at 6:02 am

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9. hye..i folow this tuto..but why when i run command ipvsadm,the real server not appear in routing table? please help me..!

By: nana on November 12, 2010 at 1:22 pm Reply

10. p/s : real server not appear at ipvsadm routing table when i configure for mysql load balancing cluster..

By: nana on November 12, 2010 at 1:30 pm Reply

11. Nice job .. defo way more easier than ldirector and heartbeat

By: Simone on February 28, 2011 at 5:59 pm Reply

12. Can i use it to load balance DNS port 53 UDP?

By: Medo on May 30, 2011

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13. nice tutor.. i follow ur tutor but when i tried to launch the web site http://192.168.26.200/ through the web browser at another machine i cant access the web server.. im using CentOS for piranha and using windows for the web server.. and the only changes that i make that that not follow ur tutor is subnetmask for vip to 255.255.255.0 really need ur help..tq..

By: saiful on June 10, 2011 at 7:54 pm Reply

try to append the following lines to the /etc/sysctl.conf file, and execute sysctl -p. net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_ignore = 1 net.ipv4.conf.eth0.arp_ignore = 1 net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_announce = 2 net.ipv4.conf.eth0.arp_announce = 2

By: kezhong on June 10, 2011 at 8:47 pm Reply

im truly grateful for ur assistant.. i already add the following line that ur mention above on both LVS.. but still give the same result. because tomorrow will be sunday my university lab will be close. under those circumstance i can only implement this load balancer using VMWare.

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maybe using simulation cause it doesnt . the gateway 192.168.26.1 gateway is the router ip right? off topic: did u know how to implement HA load balancer using keepalived on fedora? im asking u because im also try implement load balancing using fedora but got problem same like now cant access VIP from others machine.. :(

By: saiful on June 11, 2011 at 8:11 am

did you check your firewall? when you did lab, you could stop iptables. as for HA, you can see my past post Setup Linux loadbalancer with LVS, ldirectord and heartbeat

By: kezhong on June 11, 2011 at 9:32 am

i already disable firewall on both real server.. and set SELinux in permissive mode at the installation proses.. okey, at the lab tomorrow i will stop iptable and give feed back to u again.. the command is /etc/init.d/iptables stop, right?? tq cause helping me..

By: saiful on June 12, 2011 at 8:48 am

i already test at the real environment.. and already stop the iptables.. but like before still cant get web page went browse virtual ip.. question :-

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1- suppose if I follow all ur guide above i can view web page if browse using virtual ip right? 2- is there any configuration that i need to do that u dont list at above? im so sory if i ask u to much, but i really need this load balancer working, because my final year project title about web server load balancer..

By: saiful on June 14, 2011 at 10:31 am

i just didnt list /etc/sysctl.conf file

By: kezhong on June 14, 2011 at 7:46 pm

owh ok.. i dont know why it not working on me.. so frustrated..

By: saiful on June 15, 2011 at 7:53 am

14. hellow kezhong. i follow all your configuration. at the real server did i need to configure anything? because i find this note if i set Direct Routing : http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Virtual_Server_Administration/s2-lvs-direct-iptablesVSA.html Direct Routing and IPTables or Direct Routing and arptables_jf must be set on real server.

By: terminology on June 16, 2011

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