HP VPN Firewall Appliances High Availability Command Reference
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M---MAIN B---BACKUP V---MOVED U---USED
D---LOAD P---PULLED
The following tables describe the meanings of each state.
Table 32 States of active and standby interfaces
State Active interface Standb
y
interface
UP The physical link is functioning correctly for data transmission.
DOWN
The physical link is not available for data transmission, for example, because no cable
connection is present.
STANDBY N/A
The state of the standby interfaces when the active
interface is functioning. Data transmission is disabled.
Table 33 Backup state of the active interface
State Descri
p
tion
MUP The active interface is working correctly for data transmission.
MUPDELAY
The active interface is experiencing a delay before it transits from the non-working state to
the working state to take over. At this time, the standby interface is still active.
MDOWN
The active interface cannot work correctly. A standby interface must be brought up to take
over.
MDOWNDELAY
The active interface is experiencing a delay before it transits from the working state to the
non-working state. At this time, the standby interface does not really take over the job of
the active interface.
Table 34 Backup state of a standby interface
State Descri
p
tion
UP State of the standby interface when it is enabled.
UPDELAY
The standby interface is experiencing a delay before it transits from the non-working state
to the working state to take over.
DOWN The standby interface cannot work correctly.
DOWNDELAY
The standby interface is experiencing a delay before it transits from the working state to
the non-working state. At this time, the standby interface is probably still working.
STANDBY
State of the standby interface when the active interface is working. At this time, the
standby interface cannot send or receive data.
Table 35 Backup flags
Fla
g
Descri
p
tion
M---MAIN An active interface.
B---BACKUP A standby interface.
V---MOVED
The interface is removed (the active interface is removed, or all standby interfaces are
removed).
U---USED The interface is being used as an active interface or standby interface.
D---LOAD The active interface participates in load balancing.