CARP-interface fail-over in case required program fails.

[Kim A. Brandt]

I guess one could monitor (!?) the program and ``Force Failover of the Master''[1] in case of errors. Is this the preferred way of doing it, and if so what are common ways of monitoring programs and executing actions on (monitor-)state changes?

/Kim

[1] http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/carp.html#forcefail

On 2011-07-18 16:05, Kim A. Brandt wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> 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?
>
> /Kim