Heartbeats - Alan's doc

[alanr@bell-labs.com]

trevorc@home.com wrote:

> I've been a lurker on this list for a while....   but I just read Alan's
> HA webpage..
>
> A comment on heartbeats...
>
> 1. both will be required simultaneously.

Do you mean multiple types of heartbeat monitors?  For example, serial
and
IP?

> 2. the switch referred to for the serial topology,  is this a
> commercially available device today ?

I believe so.  I saw what I *think* is that switch in the Black Box
catalog.

        -- Alan Robertson
                alanr@bell-labs.com