check the configuration eqlx_cli_max_retries

we need to to check the value of the configuration item eqlx_cli_max_retries
in the code in order to ensure the "eqlx_cli_max_retries" is equal to or
greater than 0

DocImpact: The 'retries' is not a configured number of attempts
Change-Id: If9fadda83a855b4bbda6129d3b3a64d296eb2b54
Closes-Bug: #1372454
Merge "check the configuration eqlx_cli_max_retries"