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Bypass Switch TAP/Aggregator User Manual
Chapter 2 Introduction
Automatic
When the blade has determined that the configured heartbeat packets have not returned
within the specified Internal interval, or the conditions in an External filter have been met, or
there has been a loss of link, the blade switches from Monitor (Normal) mode to Bypass
mode.
If the condition that caused the port to switch to Bypass mode corrects itself, within the
specified Failback Window, the port automatically switches back to Monitor (Normal) mode.
Failback occurs within 10 seconds of detecting the absence of the required heartbeat packets
returning from the appliance, or if the blade loses power (refer to
When a failover condition occurs, the blade switches the corresponding Network ports (N1
and N2) into Bypass mode, and the following changes occur:
1. A double-ended arrow is displayed across N1 and N2 ports, indicating the Network ports
are now in Bypass mode.
2. The radio button for Port Mode is set to Bypass in the GUI.
