Event Management Service (EMS) Analyzer Manual

Using EMS Analyzer

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Modifying Timeout

The timeout value is used when communicating with any distributor. Using the ALTER,

INFO, or STATUS commands, for example, imply communications with a distributor.

The timeout is the maximum time that EMS Analyzer waits to receive a response from a

distributor. This timeout value is considered the global timeout value and should not be

confused with the DUMPLOG STATUS attribute (see Note).

The default timeout is 1 minute and 30 seconds. Both the priority of the distributor and

the current load on the system affect the ability of the distributor to respond. If the

distributor is running at a low priority (for instance, if you are running EMS Analyzer in

a batch environment) or the current system performance is poor, you might want to set

the timeout to a longer time period.

To specify a different timeout value, use the TIMEOUT command:

-> timeout 60:00

This command sets the timeout to 60 minutes.

Communications with the distributor will time out after 60 minutes.

Use the ENV

command to verify the global environment values.

-> env

Example

DISTRIBUTOR $Y204 -> timeout 60:00

Timeout................. 1:00:00.00

DISTRIBUTOR $Y204 -> env

EMSA - T9671C30 - (01NOV91) (15DEC91) - 09/19/91 12:10:31 System \POLLUX

Allow............ ALL ERRORS

Allow............ ALL WARNINGS

Assume........... DISTRIBUTOR $Y204

Confirm.......... ON

Detail Error..... ON

Log.............

In............... $ASY00.#TERM02

Out.............. $ASY00.#TERM02

Pagesize........ 60 PRINTER

Pagesize........ 23 TERMINAL

System........... \POLLUX

Timeout ......... 1:00:00.00

Volume........... $DATA.EMSA

Note. The global timeout value is different from the DUMPLOG STATUS attribute. When the

DUMPLOG command is issued, EMS Analyzer searches for events. If the distributor does not

find any event that meet the search criteria, it times out after the DUMPLOG STATUS attribute

value is passed (not after the global timeout value), a status line displays, and the distributor

continues the search. The DUMPLOG STATUS attribute can be set up using the ALTER

command. For more information, see the subsection Starting the Search later in this section.