lnet_nid_t nid;
        char *mgcname = NULL, *niduuid = NULL, *mgssec = NULL;
        char *ptr;
-       int recov_bk;
        int rc = 0, i = 0, j, len;
 
        LASSERT(lsi->lsi_lmd);
 
        obd = class_name2obd(mgcname);
        if (obd && !obd->obd_stopping) {
+               int recov_bk;
+
                rc = obd_set_info_async(NULL, obd->obd_self_export,
                                        strlen(KEY_MGSSEC), KEY_MGSSEC,
                                        strlen(mgssec), mgssec, NULL);
           so we know when we can get rid of the mgc. */
        atomic_set(&obd->u.cli.cl_mgc_refcount, 1);
 
-       /* Try all connections, but only once. */
-       recov_bk = 1;
-       rc = obd_set_info_async(NULL, obd->obd_self_export,
-                               sizeof(KEY_INIT_RECOV_BACKUP),
-                               KEY_INIT_RECOV_BACKUP,
-                               sizeof(recov_bk), &recov_bk, NULL);
-       if (rc)
-               /* nonfatal */
-               CWARN("can't set %s %d\n", KEY_INIT_RECOV_BACKUP, rc);
-
        /* We connect to the MGS at setup, and don't disconnect until cleanup */
        data->ocd_connect_flags = OBD_CONNECT_VERSION | OBD_CONNECT_AT |
                                  OBD_CONNECT_FULL20 | OBD_CONNECT_IMP_RECOV |
 
        if (!imp->imp_invalid || imp->imp_obd->obd_no_recov)
                ptlrpc_deactivate_import(imp);
 
+       CFS_FAIL_TIMEOUT(OBD_FAIL_MGS_CONNECT_NET, 3 * cfs_fail_val / 2);
        LASSERT(imp->imp_invalid);
 
        /* Wait forever until inflight == 0. We really can't do it another
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_activate_import);
 
+static void ptlrpc_pinger_force(struct obd_import *imp)
+{
+       CDEBUG(D_HA, "%s: waking up pinger s:%s\n", obd2cli_tgt(imp->imp_obd),
+              ptlrpc_import_state_name(imp->imp_state));
+
+       spin_lock(&imp->imp_lock);
+       imp->imp_force_verify = 1;
+       spin_unlock(&imp->imp_lock);
+
+       if (imp->imp_state != LUSTRE_IMP_CONNECTING)
+               ptlrpc_pinger_wake_up();
+}
+
 void ptlrpc_fail_import(struct obd_import *imp, __u32 conn_cnt)
 {
        LASSERT(!imp->imp_dlm_fake);
                        ptlrpc_deactivate_import(imp);
                }
 
-               CDEBUG(D_HA, "%s: waking up pinger\n",
-                      obd2cli_tgt(imp->imp_obd));
-
-               spin_lock(&imp->imp_lock);
-               imp->imp_force_verify = 1;
-               spin_unlock(&imp->imp_lock);
-
-               ptlrpc_pinger_wake_up();
+               ptlrpc_pinger_force(imp);
        }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_fail_import);
 
 int ptlrpc_reconnect_import(struct obd_import *imp)
 {
+#ifdef ENABLE_PINGER
+       struct l_wait_info lwi;
+       int secs = cfs_time_seconds(obd_timeout);
+       int rc;
+
+       ptlrpc_pinger_force(imp);
+
+       CDEBUG(D_HA, "%s: recovery started, waiting %u seconds\n",
+              obd2cli_tgt(imp->imp_obd), secs);
+
+       lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT(secs, NULL, NULL);
+       rc = l_wait_event(imp->imp_recovery_waitq,
+                         !ptlrpc_import_in_recovery(imp), &lwi);
+       CDEBUG(D_HA, "%s: recovery finished s:%s\n", obd2cli_tgt(imp->imp_obd),
+              ptlrpc_import_state_name(imp->imp_state));
+       return rc;
+#else
        ptlrpc_set_import_discon(imp, 0);
        /* Force a new connect attempt */
        ptlrpc_invalidate_import(imp);
        /* Attempt a new connect */
        ptlrpc_recover_import(imp, NULL, 0);
        return 0;
+#endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_reconnect_import);