Shared storage model for high availability within cloud environments

A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions for performing a method, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to:

• intercept a request with a first address corresponding to stored data provided by a primary virtual machine, wherein a logical interface of the primary virtual machine is initialized at a port of a secondary virtual machine, and the secondary virtual machine is configured to monitor access requests for the stored data;
• determine that the request is to be routed to a second address of the primary virtual machine when the primary virtual machine is operational;
• and
• utilize a floating address to route the request to the second address as a routed request that retains the first address as a request destination corresponding to a storage location of the store data.

A computing device, comprising:

• a memory comprising instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the processor to:
• intercept a request with a first address corresponding to stored data provided by a primary virtual machine, wherein a logical interface of the primary virtual machine is initialized at a port of a secondary virtual machine, and the secondary virtual machine is configured to monitor access requests for the stored data;
• determine that the request is to be routed to a second address of the primary virtual machine when the primary virtual machine is operational;
• and
• utilize a floating address to route the request to the second address as a routed request that retains the first address as a request destination corresponding to a storage location of the store data.