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Alternate servers fail back to primary server

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TitleAlternate servers fail back to primary server
URL NameAlternate-servers-fail-back-to-primary-server
Article Number000139598
EnvironmentProduct: Connect for ODBC and Progress DataDirect for ODBC (all drivers that support AlternateServers)
Version: 7.1 and 8.0
OS: Unix & Linux
Database: All supported databases
Application: All supported applications
Question/Problem Description
When using AlternateServers with the Connect for ODBC drivers, if the primary server defined in the odbc.ini comes back up after going down does the connection shift back to the primary server?
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If the primary server goes down and the conection moves to a secondary server, when primary server comes back online the connection will stay on the secondary server. If the application disconnects and then reconnects, the new connection will be made to the primary server.
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Last Modified Date8/5/2019 2:19 PM
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