Monitoring policy settings for WebSphere Application Server V5.0
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
If the Ping Timeout value for Application Server is set too low, it can cause the Application Server to restart. You may need to change monitoring policy settings for the WebSphere Application Server V5.0 node agent to prevent a restart.
 
Resolving the problem
To access monitoring policy settings in the administrative console page:
  1. Click Servers.

  2. Select Application Servers.

  3. Select server_name of the node agent to monitor.

  4. Select Process Definition.

  5. Select process type of node agent.

  6. Select Monitoring Policy.

Options available on the Configuration tab
  • Maximum Startup Attempts
    Specifies the maximum number of times to attempt to start the Application Server before giving up.

    Data type Integer

  • Ping Interval
    Specifies the frequency of communication attempts between the parent process, such as the node agent, and the process it has spawned, such as an Application Server. Adjust this value based on your requirements for restarting failed servers. Decreasing the value detects failures sooner; increasing the value reduces the frequency of pings, reducing system overhead.

    Data type Integer

  • Ping Timeout
    When a parent process is spawning a child process, such as when a process manager spawns a server, the parent process pings the child process to see if the child was spawned successfully. This value specifies the number of seconds that the parent process should wait (after pinging the child process) before assuming that the child process failed.

    Data type Integer
    Units Seconds

  • Automatic Restart
    Specifies whether the process should restart automatically if it fails. The default is to restart the process automatically.

    Data type Boolean
    Default true

  • Node Restart State
    Specifies the desired state for the process after the node completely shuts down and restarts.

    Data type String
    Default STOPPED
    Range Valid values are STOPPED, RUNNING, or PREVIOUS. If you want the process to return to its current state after the node restarts, use PREVIOUS.
 
 
Cross Reference information
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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Administrative Console (all non-scripting)
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1177327
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Sep 18, 2006