Failover in a host concurrently supporting multiple virtual ip addresses across multiple adapters

A system for managing failover, comprising:

• a host comprising a network layer for enabling any adapter of a plurality of adapters of the host to concurrently support any virtual internet protocol (IP) address of a plurality of virtual IP addresses assigned to the host;
• the host communicatively connected over a network to at least one other host;
• and
• the host further comprising the network layer, responsive to a failure of at least one particular adapter from among the plurality of adapters, for broadcasting a separate hardware address update for each virtual IP address over the network from each remaining adapter from among the plurality of adapters, wherein for a failover in the host supporting the plurality of virtual IP addresses the network layer directs the at least one other host accessible via the network to address any new packets for the plurality of virtual IP addresses to one of the separate hardware addresses of one of the remaining adapters.