Setting Timeouts In WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V5.0 and V5.1
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
The timeouts for the Deployment Manager server are described separately because they are different than the Application Server. Also, our best practice recommendation is different for deployment manager server than for Applications Servers. Best practice for Deployment Manager is to set the following timeouts to zero, which means no timeout.

To disable the timeouts in the Deployment Manager, set the HTTP and WLM timeouts to zero. There are 7 settings:

HTTP non-SSL transport (3 settings)
input timeout
output timeout
keepalive timeout
HTTP SSL transport (3 settings)
input timeout
output timeout
keepalive timeout
WLM timeout (1 setting)

 
Resolving the problem

Setting HTTP transport timeout settings for Deployment Manager

Version 5.0

In Version 5.0 you cannot access the Deployment Manager's HTTP Transport configuration through the administrative console. Edit the Deployment Manager's server.xml file. If your Deployment Manager's directory is:
/WebSphere/V5R0M0/DeploymentManager
the server.xml file is located here:
/WebSphere/V5R0M0/DeploymentManager/config/cells/<cell name>/nodes/<dmgr node name>/servers/dmgr/server.xml

Edit the following stanzas (server.xml is an ASCII file) :

<transports xmi:type="applicationserver.webcontainer:HTTPTransport" xmi:id="HTTPTransport_1" sslEnabled="false">
<address xmi:id="EndPoint_1" host="" port="9090" />
<properties xmi:id="Property_1082999396779" name="ConnectionIOTimeout" value="0" description="Disable HTTP input timeout" required="false" />
<properties xmi:id="Property_1082999457062" name="ConnectionResponseTimeout" value="0" description="Disable HTTP output timeout" required="false"/>
<properties xmi:id="Property_1082999484327" name="ConnectionKeepAliveTimeout" value="0" description="Disable session keep alive timeout" required="false" />
</transports>

<transports xmi:type="applicationserver.webcontainer:HTTPTransport" xmi:id="HTTPTransport_2" sslEnabled="true" sslConfig="PLEX1Manager/DefaultHTTPS">
<address xmi:id="EndPoint_2" host="" port="9443" />
<properties xmi:id="Property_1082999396779" name="ConnectionIOTimeout" value="0" description="Disable HTTP input timeout" required="false" />
<properties xmi:id="Property_1082999457062" name="ConnectionResponseTimeout" value="0" description="Disable HTTP output timeout" required="false"/>
<properties xmi:id="Property_1082999484327" name="ConnectionKeepAliveTimeout" value="0" description="Disable session keep alive timeout" required="false" />
</transports>

Important: After saving the changes to server.xml, run the WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® configuration preprocessor utility:

  1. cd /WebSphere/V5R0M0/DeploymentManager/bin
  2. wsc2n.sh -X

The purpose of running this utility is to copy certain configuration values from your xml configuration documents to the dmgr's was.env file. These settings are used by some of the native code that comprise the implementation of the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product.

Restart the Deployment Manager server to pick up these changes.

Version 5.1
  1. On the left side of the Administrative Console under System Administration, select Deployment Manager > HTTP Transports.

  2. Click on host value for transport that is SSL Enabled = false, then add the following custom properties:

    ConnectionIOTimeout = 0
    ConnectionResponseTimeout=0
    ConnectionKeepAliveTimeout=0

  3. Repeat for SSL Enabled = true transport.

  4. Click OK until you receive a prompt to save the configuration.

  5. Save configuration.

  6. Restart Deployment Manager to pick up change.

How to set WLM timeout for Deployment Manager

For both Version 5.0 and 5.1, the WLM timeout is set the same way for the Deployment Manager server as for an Application Server.
  1. On the left side of the Administrative Console under System Administration, select Deployment Manager > ORB Service > Advanced Settings

  2. Set the WLM Timeout to zero (ignore field description of 1-2147040 range).

  3. Click OK, then follow instructions to save the configuration.

  4. Restart Deployment Manager server to pick up this change.
 
 
 


Document Information


Current web document: swg21170047.html
Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS > Administrative Console (all non-scripting)
Operating system(s): z/OS
Software version: 5.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 1170047
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: May 26, 2004