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Configured
State
Drop-down menu to the APM you are currently
configuring either the “PRIMARY” or the
“REDUNDANT” APM in the configuration.
Authentication
Drop-down menu to select CRC (default - no
authentication), MD5, or SHA1.
Shared Secret
Key
A password common to the primary APM and the
redundant APM.
Service IP
IP address assigned to the APM web service. The same
IP address must be assigned for this field on the primary
and on the redundant APM.
Status
Drop-down box to either “Enable” or “Disable” the
heartbeat - redundancy - failover feature. This must be
enabled, or you cannot edit any of the other fields under
the “System” tab.
Ping Nodes List
A list of IP addresses to ping in order to detect when
primary APM has lost connectivity to the network.
Be
sure to separate the IP addresses with commas and no
spaces.
It is recommended that this field includes the
default gateway
IP address and the
router
IP address.
Node Name
The aliases of the APMs you are configuring. There are
two fields: one field is for the current system, and the
other field is for the mated system.
The current system is the primary system when you are
configuring the primary system and it is the redundant
system when you are configuring the redundant system.
Note:
Compare these fields in Figure 4-84 and Figure
4-85.
Table 4-45:
Heartbeat Form Fields and Meanings
Element
Meaning and Configuration
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