The parent node monitors the Layer 2 switch connection for failures. If network connectivity is lost on the data port, a switchover is automatically generated to allow a rapid failover to the passive standby member.

The linkloss_timeout parameter controls the amount of downtime for the link loss detection. When the timer value set in the linkloss_timeout parameter is reached, the failover process is initiated.

The Health Monitor configuration file allows you to configure the linkloss_timeout value. The default is 10 seconds. It is located at in the Health Monitor configuration file at: /etc/iscan/intscan.ini

[monitor]

linkloss_timeout=10