GE Multilin D400, Instruction Manual

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CHAPTER 7: SETTING UP THE D400 FOR REDUNDANCY
D400 SUBSTATION GATEWAY INSTRUCTION MANUAL GE INFORMATION 99
8. Enter 1. Configure Heart Beat Timeout .
9. Enter a value for the Heart Beat Timeout (in milliseconds) within the suggested range
(100 to 1000 milliseconds).
10. Enter 2. Configure Heart Beat Retries .
11. Enter the number of Heart Beat Retries within the suggested range (1 to 10).
12. Enter 3. Configure Heart Beat Communication Mechanism .
Result: The D400 Redundancy Configuration Menu - Heart Beat Mechanism menu
appears.
13. Enter 1. Serial Only . to select the required Heart Beat Mechanism.
14. Navigate back to the D400 Configuration Utility Menu > Redundancy menu.
15. Enter
6. Configure Time Sync with Standby . (Optional)
Skip this option if both D400s are already in time-sync through other means (for
example, IRIG-B or NTP).
16. Enter 8. Configure D400 A/B Designation . (Applicable if the switch panel is not
configured through the Remote HMI).
Result: The D400 Redundancy Configuration Menu > Redundancy D400 Designation
(A/B) Configuration menu appears.
17. Follow the provided instructions and enter 1. D400_A .
18. Enter 10. Configure Switch Panel Type . (Applicable if switch panel is not configured
through the Remote HMI)
Skip this step if the Switch Panel serial connection is not configured. Otherwise, go
through the instructions provided and make your selection.
19. Navigate back to the main menu.
Result: The D400 Configuration Utility Menu appears.
20. Enter 19. Reboot D400 and wait for a minute.
Result: This command:
–
Restarts all the applications and runs them in Warm-Standby mode.
– Starts the ACTIVE D400 in Warm Standby Mode.
After the first D400 is configured, it enters into the Active mode.
21. Login to the peer D400 and execute d400cfg.
22. Repeat the steps of Task 4 to configure the peer D400.
Task 5: Warm standby - Configure the secondary D400 for
redundancy
To configure the secondary D400:
1.
Navigate back to the main d400cfg menu.
Result: The D400 Configuration Utility Menu appears. See Figure 52 on page 92.
2. Enter 14. Redundancy .
Result: The D400 Configuration Utility Menu - Redundancy menu appears.
3. Enter 8. D400 A/B Designation .
Result: The D400 Redundancy Configuration Menu - Redundancy D400 Designation
(A/B) Configuration menu appears.
4. Enter 2. D400_B . (Applicable if switch panel is not configured in Remote HMI).
5. Enter the remaining configuration settings to be identical to the primary D400. See
“Task 4: Warm standby - Configure the primary D400 for redundancy” on page 98.