How To Set Up Tuxedo Domain Gateway Keep-alive Parameters ? (Doc ID 1940917.1)

TCPKEEPALIVE = {LOCAL | NO | YES}
Enables TCP-level keepalive for this local or remote domain access point. Supported values are LOCAL, N (no), or Y (yes). LOCAL is relevant only to remote domain access points.

The TCPKEEPALIVE parameter applies only to domain gateways of type TDOMAIN running Oracle Tuxedo 8.1 or later software. Its value for a remote domain access point takes precedence over its value for a local domain access point. The ability to override the local domain access point value enables you to configure TCP-level keepalive on a per remote domain basis. A value of LOCAL means that a remote domain access point accepts the TCP-level keepalive value defined for the local domain access point. LOCAL is the default TCP-level keepalive value for remote domain access points. A value of NO means that TCP-level keepalive is disabled for this access point. N is the default TCP-level keepalive value for local domain access points. A value of YES means that TCP-level keepalive is enabled for this access point. When TCP-level keepalive is enabled for a connection, the keepalive interval used for the connection is the system-wide value configured for the operating system’s TCP keepalive timer. This interval is the maximum time that the TDomain gateway will wait without receiving any traffic on the connection. If the maximum time is exceeded, the gateway sends a TCP-level keepalive request message. If the connection is still open and the remote TDomain gateway is still alive, the remote gateway responds by sending an acknowledgement. If the local TDomain gateway does not receive an acknowledgement within a fixed period of time of sending the request message, it assumes that the connection is broken and releases any resources associated with the connection. Not only does TCP-level keepalive keep Oracle Tuxedo interdomain connections open during periods of inactivity, but it also enable TDomain gateways to quickly detect connection failures.

Note:     The TCPKEEPALIVE and DMKEEPALIVE parameters are not mutually exclusive, meaning that you can configure an interdomain connection using both parameters.

 

DMKEEPALIVE = numeric
Controls application-level keepalive for this local or remote domain access point. This value must be greater than or equal to -1 and less than or equal to 2147483647. The value -1 is relevant only to remote domain access points.

The DMKEEPALIVE parameter applies only to domain gateways of type TDOMAIN running Oracle Tuxedo 8.1 or later software. Its value for a remote domain access point takes precedence over its value for a local domain access point. The ability to override the local domain access point value enables you to configure application-level keepalive on a per remote domain basis. A value of -1 means that a remote domain access point accepts the application-level keepalive value defined for the local domain access point. -1 is the default application-level keepalive value for remote domain access points. A value of 0 means that application-level keepalive is disabled for this access point. 0 is the default application-level keepalive value for local domain access points. A value greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 2147483647, in milliseconds, currently rounded up to the nearest second by the Domains software, means that application-level keepalive is enabled for this access point. The time that you specify is the maximum time that the TDomain gateway will wait without receiving any traffic on the connection. If the maximum time is exceeded, the gateway sends an application-level keepalive request message. If the connection is still open and the remote TDomain gateway is still alive, the remote gateway responds by sending an acknowledgement. If the local TDomain gateway does not receive an acknowledgement within a configurable period of time (see the DMKEEPALIVEWAIT parameter) of sending the request message, it assumes that the connection is broken and releases any resources associated with the connection. Not only does application-level keepalive keep Oracle Tuxedo interdomain connections open during periods of inactivity, but it also enable TDomain gateways to quickly detect connection failures.

Note:     The DMKEEPALIVE and TCPKEEPALIVE parameters are not mutually exclusive, meaning that you can configure an interdomain connection using both parameters.

 

DMKEEPALIVEWAIT = numeric
Specifies the maximum time for this local or remote domain access point that the TDomain gateway will wait without receiving an acknowledgement to a sent keepalive message. This value must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 2147483647, in milliseconds, currently rounded up to the nearest second by the Domains software. The default is 0. This parameter applies only to domain gateways of type TDOMAIN running Oracle Tuxedo 8.1 or later software.

If DMKEEPALIVE is 0 (keepalive disabled) for this access point, setting DMKEEPALIVEWAIT has no effect. If DMKEEPALIVE is enabled for this access point and DMKEEPALIVEWAIT is set to a value greater than DMKEEPALIVE, the local TDomain gateway will send more than one application-level keepalive message before the DMKEEPALIVEWAIT timer expires. This combination of settings is allowed. If DMKEEPALIVE is enabled for this access point and DMKEEPALIVEWAIT is set to 0, receiving an acknowledgement to a sent keepalive message is unimportant: any such acknowledgement is ignored by the TDomain gateway. The gateway continues to send keepalive messages every time the DMKEEPALIVE timer times out. Use this combination of settings to keep an idle connection open through a firewall.