Use Pending Connection Time (-PendConnTime) to prevent connection errors caused by network problems.

Operating system and syntax UNIX / Windows -PendConnTime n
Use with Maximum value Minimum value Single-user default Multi-user default
Database Server — — — 0
n
Time, in seconds, allowed the client to connect to a server.
When set to 0, -PendConnTime is disabled for the ABL server, and the SQL server uses a timeout value of 30 seconds.

When a client attempts to connect to an OpenEdge database, the RDBMS assumes that if the client can reach the broker, it can also reach the server. Network problems or incorrect configuration of network devices can prevent the client from reaching the server. In such an instance, the broker, unaware that the client's connection failed, continues to increment its count of connected users. To prevent this problem, OpenEdge brokers use a "reservation" count on each server and they increment this count whenever they redirect a client to that server.

When -PendConnTime is used, the servers examine the timestamp on the latest reservation and, if the Pending Connection Time period has elapsed, the broker assumes that the client has failed to connect. The broker then clears the reservation, making the server available for new clients.

The Pending Connection Time (-PendConnTime) parameter may be modified while your database is online using PROMON or through the _DbParams VST. This change will only take effect on the primary broker and any newly spawned servers. Online changes to existing servers and secondary brokers will require a restart.