IT41780: CONNECT TIMEOUT FOR SOCKETS ASSOCIATED WITH SOAPREQUEST NODE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The SOAPRequest node has a 'Request timeout' property to specify
  the number of seconds that the node waits to receive the reply
  from the remote server. But even if the remote server is not
  reachable the node may still wait for the configured 'Request
  timeout' value as there is no option to specify the
  connectTimeout value for the socket connection creation.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of IBM App Connect Enterprise V12.0 using the <span
  style="background-color:rgb(255, 255,
  255)">SOAPRequest/HTTPRequest node.</span>
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The SOAPRequest/HTTPRequest node has a 'Request timeout'
  property to specify the number of seconds that the node wait to
  receive the reply from the remote server. But even if the remote
  server is not reachable the node may still wait for the
  configured 'Request timeout' value as there is no option to
  specify the connectTimeout value for the socket connection
  creation.
  

Problem conclusion

• The product has now introduced a 'connectTimeout' property to
  specify the timeout value for the socket connect calls made by
  the SOAPRequest/HTTPRequest nodes.
  
  The 'connectTimeout' property value can be set in seconds under
  the SocketConnectionManager section of the server.conf.yaml file
  or by executing the mqsichangeproperties command.
  
  mqsichangeproperties NodeName -e IntegrationServerName -o
  ComIbmSocketConnectionManager -n connectTimeout -v 20
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v12.0      12.0.12.3
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0550

Applicable component levels