Packets accumulate in outgoing storage bay
Problems with packet delivery are recoverable errors. In many cases,
the MultiSite automatic-retry
capability recovers from errors.
A replica-creation or update packet submitted to the store-and-forward
facility for transport to one or more other hosts is accompanied by a shipping
order file. (A logical packet can include multiple physical packets, each
with its own shipping order.) The shipping order typically has an expiration
time, determined by one of the following:
- A date-time specified with the –pexpire option in the syncreplica or mkreplica command that generated the packet (or the mkorder command that submits an arbitrary file to the store-and-forward facility)
- On Linux and the UNIX system, the EXPIRATION value in the store-and-forward configuration file (shipping.conf) on the sending host
- On Windows, the Packet Expiration value specified in the MultiSite Control Panel on the sending host
Any number of delivery attempts may take place before the shipping order expires.