C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide - Tyco Security ...

Secondary TabTable 2-8: Secondary Tab Fields, continuedField/ButtonController declaresconnection failure after nfailed attemptsDescriptionSpecify the number of attempts the controller makes to first connect to the hostbefore a communications failure is declared for the secondary communications path.If a connection is established on the secondary communications path, the followingactivities occur:• The controller and host use connection verification messages to maintain aconnection on the secondary communications path. See the While connected,declare connection failure if no message for XX seconds field in theSecondary tab for more information.• The master attempts to connect to the host on the primary communications pathat the rate specified in the After connection failure, controller attempts toreconnect every XX seconds field in the Primary tab. The master tries toestablish a connection with the host forever or until a connection is established.• The master broadcasts a request across its subnet for the host’s IP Address. Ifthe iSTAR Configuration Utility is configured for auto-response, it responds tothe master. See the iSTAR eX Installation and Configuration Guide forinformation.• If a connection is not established on the secondary communications path, thefollowing connections are attempted simultaneously:• The cluster tries to establish a connection with the host on the secondarycommunications path at the rate specified in the After connection failure,controller attempts to reconnect every XX seconds field in the Secondarytab.• The master attempts to connect to the host on the primary communications pathat the rate specified in the After connection failure, controller attempts toreconnect every XX seconds field in the Primary tab. The master tries toestablish a connection with the host forever or until a connection is established.• The master broadcasts a request across its subnet for the host’s IP Address. Ifthe iSTAR Configuration Utility is configured for auto-response, it responds tothe master. See the iSTAR eX Installation and Configuration Guide forinformation.After connection failure,controller attempts toreconnect every n secondsSpecify the number of seconds that the controller waits between attempts toreconnect to the host on the secondary communications path. This field sets the rateat which the controller attempts to reconnect or connect to the host after acommunications failure has been declared for the secondary communications path.C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide 2–45