3.1.2.3 Startup Timer

The Startup timer is used to transition to the last known state of the failover endpoint if communication with the failover partner cannot be established. This timer is reset whenever the failover relationship is initialized or the server starts after shutdown. This is a one-time timer with a default value of five minutes<5>; that is, unless the timer is stopped, it will expire after five minutes. This timer value SHOULD be set appropriately, factoring in the time required to synchronize the failover partners when setting up the relationship for the first time. This timer has to be stopped when the server has transitioned from the STARTUP state to any other failover state as specified in section 3.1.1.