Active/Standby Configuration with NAS Storage

In the Active/Standby configuration, Node1 is the primary LifeKeeper server. It protects the WebSphere MQ queue managers. All storage resides on a NAS server with the IP 10.0.0.100. While Node2 may be handling other applications/services, it acts only as a backup for the WebSphere MQ resources in LifeKeeper’s context. The directory /var/mqm is located from the NAS server’s IP 10.0.0.100 and mounted on the active node only. The primary server can run as many queue managers as it can handle.

Figure 8 Active/Standby Configuration with NFS Storage

Configuration Notes

• The clients connect to the WebSphere MQ servers using the LifeKeeper protected IP 192.168.1.100 designated to float between the servers in the cluster.

• The directory /var/mqm is located on the NAS server.

• The active server mounts the directory /var/mqm from the NAS server with IP 10.0.0.100 using a dedicated network interface.

• There are heartbeats configured on each network interface.

• Each queue manager has modified the listener object to contain a unique port number.