Configuring the response timeout

By default, the administrative REST API times out if the time taken to send a response back to a client is longer than 30 seconds. you can configure the administrative REST API to use a different timeout value by using the setmqweb command.

Before you begin

You can view the current configuration of the timeout by using the dspmqweb properties command with the -a flag. For more information, see dspmqweb. You can reset the value of the timeout by using the setmqweb properties command with the -k and -d flags. For more information, see setmqweb.

Procedure

Use the setmqweb properties command from the mqcli prompt to configure the response timeout:

Enter the following command:

setmqweb properties -k mqRestRequestTimeout -v timeout

where timeout specifies the time, in seconds, before the time out.