[c-nsp] SLB Question

[Robert Blayzor]

Paul Stewart wrote:
> My question(s) are:
> 
> Is there a way to have SLB answer a virtual address that is forwarded to the
> real IP of *one* of the servers while maintaining an active/standy
> configuration?  The docs only talk about load balancing itself.....

For SLB to work at all there *must* be an L3 hop between the clients and 
the virtual servers.  So having any type of SLB to servers on the same 
subnet/l2 adjacent will not work.

-Robert