Timeout (TO) protocol option

Timeout (TO) protocol option

Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response when establishing communications (TCP/IP).
Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a request (HTTP or HTTPS).

Syntax

{ Timeout | TO }=timeout-value

Available protocols

Allowed values

timeout-value
- When using TCP/IP, this integer specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response when establishing communications. The maximum length of time that you can specify is 3600 seconds.
- When using HTTP or HTTPS, this integer specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait to receive a complete request.

Default

TCP/IP 5
HTTP 30
HTTPS 30

Remarks

On the client, this protocol option specifies how long to wait for:

The UDP broadcast response when searching for the server.
The TCP/IP connect call to make the connection to the database server.
The response from the database server when disconnecting.

When using TCP/IP on the server, this protocol option specifies how long to wait for:

The UDP broadcast response when searching for mirroring or diagnostic servers to make connections to.
The TCP/IP connect call when making mirroring or diagnostic connections to other database servers.
The response when disconnecting from mirroring or diagnostic servers.

When using HTTP or HTTPS on the database server, this protocol specifies:

The maximum idle time permitted when receiving a request. The Timeout period begins when the request starts and ends when the request finishes. If this limit is reached, the connection is closed and a request timeout message is returned to the client.

See also

Example

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