From db4dc42b9de081075a204756590c7190a40163dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jarrod Johnson Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:34:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about the nature of the auto-reconnect There was some confusion about the retry interval, provide in the manpage in case others want to know how it works and how to speed it up. --- xCAT-client/pods/man1/rcons.1.pod | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rcons.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rcons.1.pod index f6b80b19f..06c21f3f5 100644 --- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rcons.1.pod +++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rcons.1.pod @@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ If I is specified, the conserver daemon on that host will be con To exit the console session, enter: e c . +For confluent backed consoles, an extended outage of connectivity to the endpoint will result in an automated retry +of a randomized interval between 2 to 4 minutes. You can either close and reopen the console to force a quicker +reconnect, or `e o`a to request an immediate reconnect attempt. + =head1 B =over 5