Operating system and syntax UNIX / Windows 
-PendConnTime n
Use with Maximum value Minimum value Single-user default Multi-user default
DBS – – – 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.

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

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.

While the database is running, you may change this parameter using PROMON or through the _DbParams VST. This change only affects the primary broker and any newly spawned servers. Changes to existing secondary brokers while the database is running require a restart.