Web parameter: socketReadTimeout

Web parameters change the behavior of the web clients that connect to the web tier. You can set some of these parameters from the web client login URL, some from the web tier configuration file (web.xml), and some from both.

Parameter

socketReadTimeout

Description

The socketReadTimeout parameter prevents a thread on the web tier application server from waiting infinitely for a socket IO operation. After the specified time is reached, the socket read operation will terminate.

Valid if set from

Web tier configuration file (web.xml)

Requires restart of the web applications server?

Yes

Default value

180 seconds

Possible values

Any value is valid. A value of less than or equal to 0 will indicate no time out.

Example usage

<init-param>
  <param-name>socketReadTimeout</param-name>
  <param-value>180</param-value>
</init-param>