Keepalived VIP Loss Due to systemd-networkd Restart

In a test environment using Ubuntu 18.04 with Keepalived v1.3.9 (installed via apt-get) in a Master-Backup configuration alongside Nginx, an unexpected loss of the Virtual IP (VIP) on the Master node was observed. The service became unreachable, yet no failover occurred—both nodes showed no Keepalived transition logs. Restarting Keepalived on t ...

Posted on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:06:19 +0000 by mlla2