vipple

A simple virtual ip address handling framework.

• CARP-less UCARP.

Installation

$ sudo mkdir /etc/vipple

$ sudo install -m 755  vipple /etc/init.d/vipple
$ sudo chkconfig --add vipple

$ sudo install -m 755  vipple-zero /etc/init.d/vipple-zero
$ sudo chkconfig --add vipple-zero

Operation

$ sudo service vipple start
$ sudo service vipple stop
$ sudo service vipple status

$ sudo service vipple-zero start
$ sudo service vipple-zero force-start
$ sudo service vipple-zero stop
$ sudo service vipple-zero status

Configuration

Config File Path

• /etc/vipple/vip-[0-9][0-9][0-9].conf

Configuarable Parameters

Network Interface Configuration:

• BIND_INTERFACE
  • Required string
• VIP_ADDRESS
  • Required string
• PREFIX
  • Optional int
• BROADCAST
  • Optional string

Hooks:

• UPSCRIPT
  • Optional string
• DOWNSCRIPT
  • Optional string

Examples

/etc/vipple/vip-001.conf

BIND_INTERFACE="eth0"
VIP_ADDRESS="192.0.2.10"

#BROADCAST=192.0.2.255
#PREFIX=32

UPSCRIPT=
DOWNSCRIPT=

License

Beerware license.

If we meet some day, and you think this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return.