Alternative Host Entries
An Alternative Host entry allows you to specify one or more hosts to try if your initial connection fails.
At the Entry type
prompt, enter 6
for ‘Alternative Host’. You will see the following prompts:
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Each Alternative Host entry must have a unique system name. It must contain at least one character (it cannot be the single letter ?q?) and must not be greater than 49 characters in length.
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Enter Destination system name to reference or return when done [q] :
Each destination system entered must be an existing Destination, Q-type or Heartbeat entry in the ROUTE-FILE. For each destination system the following prompt is displayed:
Enter timeout value (seconds) or return for none [q] :
The timeout value is the length of time (in seconds) during which connection to the destination system will not be re-attempted once a connection attempt has failed.
A suitable initial value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).
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The comment line may be up to 78 characters of alphanumeric text, describing the ROUTE-FILE entry.
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Finally, the complete entry is displayed, as in the example below.
System name : HQ Entry type : Alternative Host referenced D system: GWAY1 timeout : 300 referenced D system: GWAY2 timeout : 300 Comment : Alternative Gateways commit entry [y,(n),q] :
- Enter
y
to confirm the entry. - Enter
n
or press RETURN to leave the ROUTE-FILE unchanged.
- Enter