Specifications

Configuring Failover Parameters
BlueSecure™ Controller Setup and Administration Guide 4-27
1. Click the Network tab in the BSC administrator console, and then click the Failover
tab on the Network page.
The Edit Failover (Eth2) settings page appears as shown in Figure 4-20.
2. Configure the BSC failover interface settings as described below:
• Heart beat interval- Enter the expected time between heartbeats (minimum is 0.5
seconds). The default interval is 5.0 seconds
• Failed beats - Enter the number of failed or missing heartbeats that the secondary
must detect in the primary BSC before triggering failover to the secondary BSC.
The default number of failed or missing heartbeats is 3.
We recommend that you do not change the default settings for Heart beat
interval or Failed Beats.
Figure 4-18: Failover - Failover State
Figure 4-19: Failover - Recovery State