Black, Alain
Our current platform (HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B) allows for active telnet sessions to automatically failover to the other machine seamlessly to the client. As in you can type "ls -lR /sharedstorage" and while the data is streaming unplug the server you are connected to, there is a couple of second pause, and then it picks up mid stream.
Is what we want to accomplish realistic on SuSE, and if so, what
No. Telnet is a TCP based service, and _any_ TCP session will break if a failover occurs. What Tru64 does is provide a modified telnet daemon that keeps track of existing sessions on both machines. -- It is easier to be a "humanitarian" than to render your own country its proper due; it is easier to be a "patriot" than to make your community a better place to live in; it is easier to be a "civic leader" than to treat your own family with loving understanding; for the smaller the focus of attention, the harder the task. -- Sydney J. Harris