by I've lost the thread now, but someone asked recently about whether
there was a way to support having multiple interfaces with failover
in case one of them dies. Now, I've just noticed on Sun's
web site that
September 27, 2000 -- Sun Microsystems today unveiled the
latest release of its Solaris[tm] 8 Operating Environment
which includes more than 30 new features and enhancements.
and one of those new features is:
IP Network Multipathing - When more than one network interface
card (NIC) is installed in a system, network load can be spread
over multiple NICs which provides a failover capability. In the
event of a card failure, a back up connection is available
which processes and transfers the network information; service
is maintained if a card fails. When all cards are operational,
system throughput is increased.
So does that mean that Sun is now including Sun Trunking
software in Solaris for free, or does it mean they've
developed some other kind of failover? (Some vendors do
this by having support for a card automatically changing its
IP address in case it detects the failure of another card.)
- Logan