IFC8 Status

OPERA IFC Controller Status

OPERA Status

1

Controller starts. It updates the status of all interfaces running on that machine to ‘STOPPED’.

STOPPED

2

IFC8 starts and sends a LinkEnd message to the controller.

LinkEnd

Note: This is an internal status maintained by the controller.

STOPPED

3

IFC8 sends a LinkDescription message.

If the LinkDescription message from IFC8 is successful, then the internal status is updated to LinkEstablished. Otherwise, the status will remain LinkEnd.

STOPPED

4

IFC8 sends all of the schema messages.

The schema messages will only be processed if the internal status is LinkEstablished.

STOPPED

5

IFC8 sends a LinkAlive message.

If the internal status is LinkEstablished the controller will send a LinkAlivemessage  back to the interface.

If the Web Service is down for whatever reason, the controller will update the internal status to LinkAliveRequest.

RUNNING

6

IFC8 sends regular messages.

The internal controller status should be LinkAlive in order for the messages to be processed, otherwise the message will be rejected and the controller will send a LinkEnd to the interface.

7

Interface license code will expire in XX days.

Note: Use of an interface without a valid license code is allowed for a 30 day grace period. The interface will run successfully during the grace period only. A broadcast message will be set in OPERA at the startup of an interface if it does not have a valid license code to notify users that the license will expire in a set time.