Cisco Cisco Packet Data Gateway (PDG)
hunting-method
Configures the method by which server is contacted.
Product
SCM
Privilege
Administrator
Command Modes
Exec > Global Configuration > Context Configuration > CSCF Peer Servers Configuration
configure > context context_name > cscf peer-servers server_name type { bgcf | ibcf | icscf | mgcf | mrcf
| pcscf | scscf | sip-as }
| pcscf | scscf | sip-as }
Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:
[
context_name
]
host_name
(config-cscf-peer-servers-group)#
Syntax Description
hunting-method { round-robin | sequence-on-failure | weighed }
default hunting-method
default hunting-method
default
Specifies that the server will be used in round-robin fashion.
round-robin | sequence-on-failure | weighed
Specifies the hunting method for the server.
round-robin: Specifies that the server will be used in round-robin fashion. This is the default setting.
sequence-on-failure: Specifies that the server will be used sequentially if a failure occurs on a server (i.e.,
first peer server is always used, except on failure, during which next peer server in the list will be used).
first peer server is always used, except on failure, during which next peer server in the list will be used).
weighed: Specifies that the peer server has a set "weight" that determines use as compared to the other
like-configured peer servers. The actual weight of the peer server is configured in the server command in this
mode.
like-configured peer servers. The actual weight of the peer server is configured in the server command in this
mode.
Usage Guidelines
Use this command to configure the method that is used by the system to connect to the peer server.
Examples
The following command sets the hunting method for a server to contact sequentially only when a server fails:
hunting-method sequence-on-failure
hunting-method sequence-on-failure
Command Line Interface Reference, Modes C - D, StarOS Release 19
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CSCF Peer Servers Configuration Mode Commands
hunting-method