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Failed state threshold
- The number of consecutive
tests an appliance can fail before Watchdog issues
that appliance a failed state. The default is
3
tests.
Using these default settings, when Watchdog makes a
third failed attempt to ping the appliance, the state of
that appliance will be upgraded from a warning state to
a failed state.
3. Click
Save and Close
to save your configuration and
close both the Configuration window and Administrator
console, restart the service, and then re-open the
console showing the Status screen.
TCP Connect
The TCP Connect testpoint checks for a TCP connection to
the appliance. If a response is received, the test verifies that
the appliance can receive TCP traffic on the network.
1. Click TCP Connect in the Testpoint Options branch of the
tree to display the TCP Connection Testpoint Options
frame in the right panel:
Fig. 1:3-9 TCP Connect
2. Configure any of the following options by making a
numerical selection for that designated field:
