When IPAT via IP Aliases is used
The service IP label/address is
aliased onto the same network interface as an existing communications
interface.
That is, multiple IP
addresses/labels are configured on the same network interface at the same time.
In this configuration, all IP addresses/labels that you define must be
configured on different subnets.
This method can save hardware, but
requires additional subnets.
When IPAT via IP Replacement is
used
The service IP label/address
replaces the existing IP label/address on the network interface.
That is, only one IP label/address
is configured on the same network interface at the same time. In this
configuration, two IP addresses/labels on a node can share a subnet, while
a backup IP label/address on the node must be on a different subnet.
This method can save subnets but
requires additional hardware.
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Notes:
IPAT
via IP Aliases provides the following advantages over the IPAT via IP
Replacement scheme:
**Running IP Address Takeover via IP Aliases is faster than running IPAT via IP
Replacement, because moving
the IP address and the hardware address takes considerably longer than simply
moving the IP
address.
**IP aliasing allows co-existence of multiple service labels on the same
network interface— you can use fewer
physical network interface cards in your cluster. Note that upon fallover,
HACMP equally
distributes
aliases between available network interface cards.
**Running IP Address Takeover via IP Aliases is faster than running IPAT via IP Replacement, because moving the IP address and the hardware address takes considerably longer than simply moving the IP
**IP aliasing allows co-existence of multiple service labels on the same network interface— you can use fewer physical network interface cards in your cluster. Note that upon fallover, HACMP equally