Progress Sonic ESB Configuration and Management Guide

Setting the Ping Interval
Configuring Connections
You can enable or disable sending active pings on a connection by setting the
pingInterval connection property. When used where messages are sent to the endpoint at
a low frequency, the ping can detect a connection drop and trigger reconnect logic to keep
the connection alive. However, when large messages are sent on a slow network, a small
ping interval can cause a response failure that can be interpreted as a connection drop.
Consider the size and frequency of messages that will be sent to the endpoint when setting
this property:
● For non-fault tolerant connections, the default pingInterval value is 90 seconds.
● For fault tolerant connections, the default pingInterval value is 30 seconds.
Ping interval behavior for fault tolerant connections differs from that of non-fault tolerant
connections in that the ping does not require a response from the broker in fault tolerant
connections. A lack of response from the broker does not result in a connection failure in
this case.
Configuring Connections
Every endpoint has an associated connection. The following procedure describes how to
view existing connections and configure a new connection.
◆ To view connections and configure a connection:
1. In the ESB Configured Objects section of the Sonic Management Console, expand
the Endpoints folder, then select Progress SonicMQ Endpoint.
2. In the right panel, click the Connections tab to view available connections.
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