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Moxa’s Managed Switch Next Generation OS (v3.x) User Manual
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Select Turbo Chain on the menu and click Status to view the current Turbo Chain status.
Refer to the following table for a detailed description of each item.
Item
Description
Turbo Chain
Head: The device is the head of this chain.
Member: The device is a member of this chain.
Tail: The device is the tail of this chain.
Chain Role
Healthy: The Chain and the ports are working properly.
Break: The chain or the ports are broken.
Head/Member/Tail 1 Port Status
The status of the first Head/Member/Tail port.
Head/Member/Tail 2 Port Status
The status of the second Head/Member/Tail port.
Dual Homing
Dual Homing Overview
Dual Homing is a layer 2 function, which uses a single Ethernet switch to connect two network topologies,
both of which can run any redundancy protocols. It involves coupling two separate devices or even coupling
to two separate rings with a single switch connecting to two independent connection points. The secondary
path will be activated if the primary path fails.
How Dual Homing Works
Dual Homing is a redundant path technology that allows a single switch to connect to any topology.
The primary and secondary paths require manual configuration: Select a primary port as the primary path
and the secondary port as the secondary path. The default path switching mode is "primary path always
first", which means when failover occurs, the primary path will switch to the secondary path, but if the
primary path recovers, the path will switch back to the primary path again even if the secondary path is
healthy.