70.2.3.1 Master/Clone Robotics

The Master/Clone section allows deploying a redundant robotics servers to guarantee a fault-tolerance functioning, this, by implementing two servers that exchanges heartbeats between them to mutually replace when required:
HSM Robotics Automation Failover

Available configurations includes:
•Config: Set the parameters that will permit Etere Robotics Control to work in master/clone mode. Please note that these parameters must be set in both, the  master and clone servers:
Robotics Control
- Local port: Indicate the port on which the current server will made available for communicating with the other robotics server.
- Remote host: Enter the IP address of the other robotics server.
- Polling every: Dictate the time interval for interrogating the other robotics server.
- Time out: Specify the maximum time for waiting for a response from the other robotics server before switching the current server on master mode.
NB: Please remember that, in order to function, master/clone robotics servers must be directly connected to the library.

Once configured, the Master/Clone status of a robotics server is indicates in the top left of the main window.
•Switch: This function allows to switch the current robotics server into either master or clone mode (depending on its current master/clone status), switching in the same way the other robotics server automatically.