OpenVPN client multiple server setting

qqq_111

Here is the question. We have two OpenVPN servers. One OpenVPN server is in NY, another is in FL. We want to configure the client that it primary connect to NY, if the NY server is down. It will automatically connect to FL.

Is it possible to configure that?

Thank you very much.

Mimiko

On lients use:

remoty NY-IP
remote FL-IP

and dont use "remote-random". In this case OpenVPN client will try to connect to first "remote" option. If this fails - it will try the second and so on. If there are no more remote to try, the list is tried again from first.

qqq_111

Are you meaning I log in the OpenVPN access server and add the code in Client Config Directives and the code is

remote NY-IP: port
remote FL-IP: port

Mimiko

Yes. I think you will have to do it on both OpenVPN AS.

qqq_111

Thanks, we will try it today

qqq_111

I tried but it did not work. When I shut down the NY server, the client could not connect to anything.

Mimiko

Can the client even connect to FL-IP? Leave in client's config file the "remote FL-IP" and see if it connects.
Post the client logs to see the conenction to NY and loss connection then retrying.