A recoverable error can occur when the Shipping Server
is unable to contact the receiving host.
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 –expire 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.