12.5.5. Procedure – Configuring a Service IP address

The following example describes how to create an alias network interface and configure it as the Service IP of a cluster.

1. Navigate to the Networking component of the cluster and click on New in the Network interface configuration section.

2. Enter a name for the alias interface (for example, eth1:1). For further information on alias interfaces see Section 5.1.2, Configuring virtual networks and alias interfaces.

3. Enter the IP address, Netmask, Broadcast address, and so on parameters into the respective fields. The IP address specified here will be the Service IP of the cluster, to be accessible by the clients.

   Warning
   Make sure the Activate at boot time checkbox is unchecked.

4. Create a new resource by clicking the New button in the Resources section of the Heartbeat component.

   Enter the Service IP address. It is recommended to use linking to the IP address of the alias interface created in the previous steps. Also select the node where the resource is active using the master and slave radio buttons.