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Re: [IPsec] Issue #177. (was: HA/LS terminology)

Rodney Van Meter <rdv@sfc.wide.ad.jp> Tue, 23 March 2010 21:30 UTC

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Subject: Re: [IPsec] Issue #177. (was: HA/LS terminology)
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On Mar 24, 2010, at 6:20 AM, Yoav Nir wrote:
>
> - For the cluster with just one member doing IKE and IPsec, I  
> propose "hot-standby cluster"
> - For the cluster with several members doing IKE and IPsec, I  
> propose to keep "load-sharing cluster"
>
> Is this fine with everyone?
>

I'm good with that, as long as we understand that both types of  
cluster may be either completely fault tolerant, partially fault  
tolerant, or not fault tolerant.  Of course, the taxonomy is simpler  
with only FT/not-FT, and most implementations will probably strive to  
be one or the other.

		--Rod

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