Connecting to Single or Multiple Devices

The TSM for Nortel DMS is a multi-headed TSM that can connect to either a single device or multiple devices.

When the TSM connects to a single device, it uses either a chat in script specified by the ChatinString property or a series of properties required for automatic login. For automatic login, the TSM uses the values specified by the UserName, Password, and AltPassword properties. When the TSM connects to multiple devices, it references a hosts file. The hosts file contains the same details as those required for the single connection, but in a different format. For details about this format, see Hosts File Format.

If you are using multiple hosts or ports, the TSM rotates among the connections, processing one event from each. If the TSM experiences a read timeout when doing its first read of any connection in each iteration, it moves directly to the next connection.