75
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Executed a particular number of times. Actions may be specified to execute as many as 2
31
times. This field is not used if the “Infinite” check box is CHECKED.
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Delayed by as many as 2
28
seconds. The value can be a real number, e.g. 2.5 for 2500
milliseconds. If the Action is repeated any number of times, this delay only applies to the
first run.
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Repeated every N seconds, where N can be a maximum of 2
28
seconds. The value can be a
real number, as opposed to an integer, e.g. 2.5 for 2500 milliseconds. N applies to the time
period before the second and all subsequent runs. For remote Actions, this value doubles as a
network timeout value as well.
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Aborted if they don’t complete within a defined time-out period. This applies only to HTTP,
Telnet, and E-mail Actions.
Remote Actions
Remote Actions
Remote Actions
Remote Actions
When connecting two or more WACIs up to a system, one of the WACIs can be used to control the other
WACI. The controlling (or local) WACI would then manage the state of the hardware on the remote
(slave) WACI. To set an Action to be performed on the remote WACI, check the “Remote” check box
and specify the host name or IP address of the remote WACI. To make setup easier, make sure that both
the controlling WACI and remote WACI are connected to the network and powered up.
Ne
Ne
Ne
Network Timeouts
twork Timeouts
twork Timeouts
twork Timeouts
By default, Actions that communicate over a network (E-mail, Telnet, HTTP Post, and remote Actions)
timeout after 30 seconds if no connection can be made to the remote server or remote WACI. You can
control the timeout value by entering a non-zero value into the “Repeat every” edit box for remote
Actions or into the “Timeout in” edit box for E-mail, Telnet, and HTTP Post Actions. Setting the
“Execute N times” value to 1 and the “Repeat every” value to 3 for a remote Action would cause the
Action to perform its operation once, but fail if it couldn’t complete it within 3 seconds.
Setting proper timeout values helps reduce the overhead of the Event Manager’s network functions.
Remote Actions running on another WACI on the Local network could use a low time-out value, e.g. 2
seconds; whereas, Actions run on a remote WACI connected through a public network might have a
higher timeout value, e.g. 10 seconds.
