How long will it take a user's PC to recognize and switch from a production (primary) AS/400 to a backup (secondary) AS/400 if the backup AS/400 automatically assumes the exact same IP address of the primary AS/400 if it detects that the primary AS/400 has gone down.
We have two AS400 systems at two different sites. The systems are being setup to role-swap if the production (primary) AS/400 goes down. We have a 6509 switch/router at each site. The 6509's at each site are connected together via a trunked Gigabit fiber connection. The AS/400 connection to the 6509's at each site will be on the same subnet. If the primary AS/400 system goes down, the backup AS/400 system will automatically change it's own IP addresses so that they are exactly the same as the primary -thus assuming the role of the primary system.
How will the switches and connected users respond when a system automatically disappears from one switch port and appears at another. If they just continue to communicate with the newly located connection, how long does it take for the network to re-direct?
