Network Paths

As described in the chapter Getting Started, iFIX supports the TCP/IP network protocol. If an iClient should lose its connection to another node, the local computer attempts to re-establish its connection over all available network paths in parallel.

The computer's network protocol determines the specific network paths. When the computer's protocol is TCP/IP, each IP address is a valid path. IP addresses bound to RAS are also valid but will not start a RAS connection. If there is no RAS connection at the time the computer tries to connect, the attempt for that address fails.

The first successful connection is the one that the iClient uses. Although you cannot specify which network path to use, you can exclude network paths in the SCU. For more information about using network paths, refer to the section Understanding LAN Redundancy in the Mastering iFIX manual.

By default, iFIX enables all available network paths. You can disable any network path you do not want to use. If you subsequently discover you need the path, you can re-enable it later.

 

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