Ver 2.0 and up
iBoot
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Using Heartbeat Monitor
With Heartbeat operational, the main iBoot page will display the current
status of this feature. The status will be OK to
indicate that iBoot is receiving heartbeats, or that
the fail counter has not yet been exceeded.
If the fail count has been exceeded, the status will
change to Triggered. The Trigger Counter
indicates the number of times the Heartbeat
feature has been triggered. A counter reset
button is provided when logging in with the
System password.
Using the Heartbeat Program
Download the Heartbeat program at
www.dataprobe.com/power/iboottools.html
This program will generate heartbeats to one iBoot at regular intervals. It will
also monitor a response back from iBoot to insure proper communication.
Run the program. To begin use, first click Setup.
Enter the IP address for the iBoot, the Port configured
for the Heartbeat in iBoot, the frequency of
heartbeats, and a Fail Count. This fail count does not
affect the performance of the iBoot. It is used to
indicate when the iBoot has stopped responding to
the heartbeats.
To begin sending heartbeats, click Start.
The heart icon will change to green to indicate
responses received back from iBoot, or red, to
indicate a failure of communication.
Detail about the communication between iBoot and
the Heartbeat program can be viewed by clicking on
the Details menu. The following information is
presented:
•
Packets Sent: The number of heartbeats set
to iBoot
•
Packets Received: Number of valid
responses received back from iBoot.
•
NAK Packets: Response from iBoot
indicating that the packet was received, but corrupted.
•
Missed Packets. Heartbeats that were not responded to by iBoot.
To stop the heartbeats, click Stop. To reset all the counters, click Clear.