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Dashboard > Settings > Servers
This page is used to configure redundant operation for the A.I.M. servers.
It is now possible to place two A.I.M. boxes on the same subnet. One A.I.M. box is the
Primary (or Master) the other is the secondary (or Slave). If the Primary server fails for
any particular reason then the Secondary will take over until the Primary is repaired.
This functionality is only possible if both A.I.M. servers have an unlimited devices license
and are at v3.xx.
Primary Timeout
The time (in seconds) for the Primary server to be unavailable before the secondary
takes over.
quiescent Timeout
The time after which an inactive (Quiescent) server is assumed to have disappeared.
backup check Interval
The interval between the Primary server querying its backups to determine if they are all
on-line.
backup Timeout
The period of time that a backup server can be off line or uncontactable before it is
treated as a failed server.
Require Authentication
If set to No, this allows an unauthenticated A.I.M. HTTPS server to connect to the server
in order to act as a Backup. This means that A.I.M. can join the network by merely being
plugged in. If set to Yes, a password is required to validate the HTTPS client for A.I.M. to
A.I.M. queries.
cluster Password
This is the password that is used for A.I.M.-to A.I.M. https queries, if the Require
Authentication option is enabled.
Dashboard > Settings > Network
This page applies global network parameters to the A.I.M. network.
Syslog Enabled
Determines whether Syslog should be used to record log data to an external Syslog
server.
syslog IP Address
The address of the external syslog server.
Multicast IP Address
The start address for the multicast IP addresses to be used. Multicast IP addresses are
in the range 237.1.1.1 to 239.255.255.255. This setting lets you adjust this range of IP
Multicast addresses. It is important to allow sufficient addresses for your system. For
instance, if the multicast IP address base was set to 239.255.255.252 there would only be
4 multicast addresses available.
IP Address Pool
To make it easier to add new devices to the network you can now specify an IP address
pool that can be used. By stating the lower and upper IP addresses, all those in between
will be auto assigned to the ALIF devices when they are acquired by A.I.M.
ethernet Port 1
The IP address settings for the primary A.I.M. Ethernet port, which can only be
configured on a static IP address.
ethernet Port 2
The IP settings for Ethernet port 2 can be disabled, configured on a static IP address or
DHCP used to set the IP address, as required.
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