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Chapter 7: Console Commands
SET MONITORIP [X.X.X.X]
GET MONITORIP
Set or display the IP address of the device that the A/B Switch is to PING to determine the active port alternate (A) or normal (B).
Setting this to 0.0.0.0 disables the auto switch/recovery function. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation
is performed. The MONITORIP is the IP address used to control an optional auto recovery function. If enabled, the auto switch/
recovery function will PING the monitor IP address. When the PING is successful, the A/B Switch will auto-switch to the normal
path (B), connecting port B to the common port C. When the PING is not successful, the A/B Switch will auto-switch to the
alternate path (A), connecting port A to the common port C.
SET MONITORMAC [X X X X X X]
GET MONITORMAC
Set or display the MAC (Ethernet) address of the device that the A/B Switch is to PING to determine the active port switch (A) or
normal (B). This value is entered as a series of six HEX characters with spaces between each HEX character. If monitoring connec-
tivity to a device on the same subnet as the A/B Switch internal Ethernet node, set the monitormac address parameters to the
MAC address of the device being monitored. If monitoring connectivity to a device on a different subnet/network than the A/B
Switch internal Ethernet node, set the monitormac address parameter to the MAC address of the gateway router on the A/B
Switch subnet. If the monitormac address is set to 00 00 00 00 00 00, the A/B Switch will automatically determine the proper
MAC address required for the PING packet by issuing an ARP request to the gateway router. Any change will not become perma-
nent until a SAVE operation is performed.
SET MONITORINTERVAL [N]
GET MONITORINTERVAL
Set or display the time interval between PINGs issued by the internal Ethernet node in the A/B Switch, measured in 100 msec
increments. To issue PINGs every 1.5 seconds, set this value to 15. The valid range is 1 to 255 (0.1 seconds to 25.5 seconds). A
value of 0 disables the automatic switch/recovery function. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is per-
formed.
SET MONITORFAILCOUNT [N]
GET MONITORFAILCOUNT
Set or display the number of successive PING attempts that must fail before the A/B Switch automatically switches to the alternate
path and removes the normal path connection path. The valid range is 1 to 255. A value of 0 disables the automatic switch/
recovery function. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed.
SET MONITOROKCOUNT [N]
GET MONITOROKCOUNT
Set or display the number of successive PING attempts that must succeed before the A/B Switch automatically switches back to
the normal path and removes the alternate connection path. The valid range is 1 to 255. A value of 0 disables only the automatic
recovery function – automatic switching will still operate if enabled. If auto recovery is disabled the user must manually switch
back to the normal path via the front panel toggle switch or by issuing a “set system B” command. Any change will not become
permanent until a SAVE operation is performed.
