IPVS package !!

Guest

Hi !

I would like to writte a IPVS package or add it into pfsense.
Today i've compiled ipvs into a 6.2 FreeBSD kernel without erros.
I will test ipvs algorithms tomorrow.

Is there somebody interested in ?

IPVS is a very powerfull load balancing tool :
See this link for more details http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/

Thanks
Nicolas

sullrich

Sure, we are interested if it works :)

Guest

Hi

LVS compile fine into pfsense developer edition :)
LVS / DR work very fine with linux, windows & bsd realserveurs

I didn't managed to make LVS / NAT working with pf atm i need help plz !

Here is the the little command history i've done to install ipvs

download ipvs last port :
#wget http://www.cultdeadsheep.org/~clement/FreeBSD/ipvs/ipvs-0.4.1.tar.gz
#tar -xvzf ipvs-0.4.1.tar.gz

edit uipc_socket.c and delete the line "#include "compat.h"
#vi /usr/src/sys/kern/ uipc_socket.c

apply the patchs

cd ipvs-0.4.1/patch/6.0-RELEASE/

patch -p0 < uipc_socket.c.patch

patch -p0 < ip_input.c.patch

patch -p0 < socketvar.h.patch

patch -p0 < sys_conf_options.patch

Compile new kernel

cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf

cp MYRUNNINGKERNEL MYNEWKERNEL

add "options NF_SOCKOPT" to the new kernel

vi MYNEWKERNEL

config MYNEWKERNEL

cd ../compile/MYKERNEL

make depend

make

make install

Compile ipvs module:

cd ipvs-0.4.1/patch/6.0-RELEASE

make

make install

cd ipvsadm

mkdir -p -m 777 /man/man8

make

make install

Compile all ipvs scheduler modules:

cd .. / schedulers

cd SCHEDULER-NAME

make

make install

Reboot with new kernel:

reboot

load the module :

kldload ipvs

load a schedule module

kldload ip_vs_rr

test LVS :

man ipvsadm

NB : had to make a console upgrade of the firmware because ligthy didn't start after recomiling kernel.

Sorry for my poor english.
Nicolas

Guest

Hi

I think there is no need in LVS/NAT : indeed LVS/DR is more powerfull and work with pfsense but a little bit more difficult to configure on realservers.

I will make a little tutorial for LVS / DR soon.

I'm asking the developer team if they can add ipvs module into pfsense kernel
then i will writte a package and tutorial for LVS / DR that seems to be the best LVS mod for performance and for pfsense .

Thanks in advance !
Nicolas

sullrich

Can it not be loaded with kldload? This can be done as a package.

Guest

Hi !

In fact what i'm asking is to patch the kernel and recompile it.
Indeed LVS/DR need to rewritte "Dest Mac addr" of packets that are forwarded to real servers. I don't think it is possible to do that in only one package.
ipvs and all scheduler can be loaded/unloaded with kldload.

Thanks in advance
Nicolas

This is the official readme file to install ipvs ( will not work )

LVS on FreeBSD Version 0.4.0

Install:
1. Patch the FreeBSD kernel:
cp patch/OS-RELEASE/* /usr/src;
cd /usr/src;
patch -p0 < uipc_socket.c.patch
patch -p0 < ip_input.c.patch
patch -p0 < socketvar.h.patch
patch -p0 < sys_conf_options.patch
patch -p0 < sys_i386_conf_GENERIC.patch
2. Rebuilding FreeBSD kernel:
cd /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf;
config GENERIC;
cd ../compile/GENERIC;
make depend;
make;
make install;
3. Compile ipvs module:
cd ipvs/
make;
cd ipvsadm/
make install;
4. Compile ipvs scheduler module:
cd ipvs/
cd schedulers/
cd SCHEDULER-NAME/
make
5. Reboot with new kernel:
reboot;

Guest

I found a fresh port a hostated today : i think it will be better than ipvs because ipvs packets are ignoring pf for incomning connection and a lot of options of original ipvs are not in the FreeBSD version … :(

Could be hostated / relayd a good alternative ?
A new port for relayd has been made : http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/net/relayd/

Nicolas

sullrich

Cool! Did not notice that port. That is newer than hostated. That's what I would go with..