Steps for configuring system-wide flow control

Flow control is a configurable service that allows you to manage the flow of connector and collaboration object queues. The parameters for configuring flow control can be configured system-wide or on individual components, or both. If you configure both, the individual component configuration supersedes the system-wide configuration. For instructions on configuring flow control for individual components, see Steps for configuring flow control for connectors or Steps for configuring flow control for collaboration objects.

Note:
Configuration changes for individual connectors or collaboration objects are dynamic, meaning they do not require InterChange Server Express to be rebooted. System-wide configuration changes for flow control require InterChange Server Express to be rebooted.

To monitor how flow control is working in the system, you can view the Flow Control monitor and view provided as part of System Monitor or you can view the Statistics for collaboration objects or connectors from System Manager in the InterChange Server Component Management view. For more information on using the Flow Control monitor and view in System Monitor, see Steps for reviewing default monitors and Steps for using default views. For more information on viewing the flow control from the InterChange Server Component Management view, see Steps for viewing collaboration object statistics or Steps for viewing connector statistics.

Perform the following steps to configure system-wide flow control:

  1. In the InterChange Server Component Management view, right-click the InterChange Server Express instance for which you want to configure flow control, and click Edit Configuration. The upper-right quadrant of System Manager changes to an editing tool in which many system properties can be changed.
  2. Click the Misc tab. A dialog box appears with a Flow Control section (see Figure 24).

    Figure 24. Edit configuration tool, Misc tab


  3. Under FlowControl, type information in the following fields:

  4. Save the changes you made to the InterChange Server Express configuration by clicking File > Save <ServerName>.
  5. Restart InterChange Server Express.

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