Max life conns Option

Updated in release: 7.0.5

The  option is available directly under    as well as under the Dispatcher&#x27;s named    groups.

Prior to MS 7.0.5, this option was also available directly under,  as well as under the Job Controller&#x27;s    channel definitions; but as of MS 7.0.5, the Job Controller option has been preferentially renamed to more accurately reflect its meaning (and in Unified Configuration the new name must be used)  to.

The default value is: 10000

Use with service


See also:
 * Service group
 * Creation and expiration of Dispatcher Worker Processes
 * Dispatcher options

Use with dispatcher
 As part of the Dispatcher&#x27;s ability to perform Worker Process housekeeping, the  Dispatcher  option (available under   and   )  requests that Worker Processes only be kept around for the specified number of connections. After a Worker Process has handled the specified number of connections, it is subject to being shut down. For instance, when specified in an SMTP   section, this is the number of total connections an SMTP server process is able to accept before being retired so a new SMTP server process can take its place. This is different from the   Dispatcher option, which limits the number of concurrent connections.

The default value has been,  while initial configuration set the option value to. As of 7.0.5, the default value is.

See also:
 * Service group
 * max_conns Option
 * Creation and expiration of Dispatcher Worker Processes
 * Dispatcher options

Use with max_life_conns under channel_class


See also:
 * max_life_askwork Option

Use with max_life_conns under job controller
 For the Job Controller, the legacy configuration  option has been renamed to. (The preferred name  is supported in legacy  configuration as of MS 7.0.5.)

See also:
 * max_life_askwork Option
 * Job Controller options

See also:
 * max_conns Option
 * Creation and expiration of Dispatcher Worker Processes
 * channel_class
 * Dispatcher options
 * Service group
 * Job Controller options
 * max_life_askwork Option