Server failover using IPV6 mobility features
First Claim
1. A method of providing server failover operative in a computer network having a plurality of nodes that are implemented by computer systems and that include a plurality of server nodes, the method comprising:
- (A) determining, at a given node, that a given server node is in a failed condition;
(B) while the given server node is determined to be in the failed condition, the given node;
(i) receiving a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a client node, the first IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the given server node;
(ii) sending, to the client node, an IPv6 Mobility Header that includes a binding update option with a lifetime field value of zero;
(iii) receiving a second IP packet from the client node, the second IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the given node;
(iv) selecting a server node (the “
selected server node”
) other than the given server node; and
,(v) sending the second IP packet to the selected server node.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for using the mobility support features of IPv6 to allow client and server nodes to communicate without the continuing intervention of a load-balancing node that selected the server node. A load-balancing node intercepts a TCP SYN packet addressed to a virtual IP address. The load-balancing node selects a server node from among multiple server nodes, and sends the packet toward the server node. The server node sends an IPv6 packet toward the client node. The packet contains a Binding Update option that specifies the virtual IP address as a Home Address. This information causes the client node to replace destination addresses in outgoing IP packets so that packets that the client node would have sent toward the virtual IP address are sent toward the selected server node'"'"'s IP address instead. Consequently, the IP packets are routed toward the selected server node instead of the load-balancing node.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing server failover operative in a computer network having a plurality of nodes that are implemented by computer systems and that include a plurality of server nodes, the method comprising:
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(A) determining, at a given node, that a given server node is in a failed condition; (B) while the given server node is determined to be in the failed condition, the given node; (i) receiving a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a client node, the first IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the given server node; (ii) sending, to the client node, an IPv6 Mobility Header that includes a binding update option with a lifetime field value of zero; (iii) receiving a second IP packet from the client node, the second IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the given node; (iv) selecting a server node (the “
selected server node”
) other than the given server node; and
,(v) sending the second IP packet to the selected server node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus that provides server failover, comprising:
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one or more processors and memory holding computer program instructions for execution by the one or more processors; the computer program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the apparatus to perform the following steps; (A) determine that a given server node is in a failed condition; (B) while the given server node is determined to be in the failed condition; (i) receive a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a client node, the first IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the given server node; (ii) send, to the client node, an IPv6 Mobility Header that includes a binding update option with a lifetime field value of zero; (iii) receive a second IP packet from the client node, the second IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the apparatus; (iv) select a server node (the “
selected server node”
) other than the given server node; and
,(v) send the second IP packet to the selected server node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system that provides server failover, comprising:
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a plurality of nodes interconnected via a computer network, each of the nodes having circuitry forming one or more processors and memory holding instructions for execution by the one or more processors to operate the node, the plurality of nodes including a plurality of server nodes; a given node in the plurality of nodes that; (A) determines that a given server node is in a failed condition, and (B) while the given server node is in the failed condition, (i) receives a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a client node, the first IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the given server node; (ii) sends, to the client node, an IPv6 Mobility Header that includes a binding update option with a lifetime field value of zero; (iii) receives a second IP packet from the client node, the second IP packet being addressed to an IP address associated with the given node; (iv) selects a server node (the “
selected server node”
) other than the given server node; and
,(v) sends the second IP packet to the selected server node. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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