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Configuring Timeout Settings

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Two HP SMH timeout settings can be configured:

  • SMH service timeout—Sets the amount of time, in minutes, before the HP SMH server will be stopped.

  • SMH session timeout—Sets the amount of time, in minutes, before an HP SMH GUI session will be stopped.

Selecting the Session never expires check box avoids HP SMH session timeouts by sending a background request every three minutes. This option, when selected, also avoids HP SMH service timeouts.

Configuring SMH Service Timeout

The HP SMH service timeout setting enables you to configure the HP SMH timeout in minutes. If it is not defined or is set to 0 (zero) then HP SMH is started without a service timeout. If the service timeout is less than the HP SMH session timeout then HP SMH server will be stopped 3 minutes after the HP SMH session timeout.

When the HP SMHautomatic startup on boot” startup mode is used HP SMH is started without a service timeout.

To modify the service timeout setting, execute the following steps:

  1. As a precautionary measure, copy the existing /opt/hpsmh/conf/timeout.conf file into a different directory.

  2. Edit the timeout.conf file:

    1. Open /opt/hpsmh/conf/timeout.conf with a text editor.

    2. Modify the following line to specify any value greater than 9 minutes.

      TIMEOUT_SMH=30

    3. Save and close the file.

  3. Restart the HP SMH service.

Configuring SMH Session Timeout

The HP SMH session timeout setting enables you to configure the HP SMH GUI timeout in minutes. An HP SMH GUI session is stopped after the session timeout time period has elapsed without any user activity.

If the session timeout is not defined, then it is set to 15 minutes.

To modify the session timeout setting, execute the following steps:

  1. As a precautionary measure, copy the existing smhpd.xml file into a different directory.

    The file is located in the following paths for each operating system listed.

    • HP-UX:

      /opt/hpsmh/conf.common/smhpd.xml

    • Windows:

      <systemdrive>\hp\hpsmh\conf\smhpd.xml

    • Linux:

      /opt/hp/hpsmh/conf/smhpd.xml

  2. Edit the smhpd.xml file:

    1. Open smhpd.xml with a text editor in the following manner.

      • HP-UX:

        /opt/hpsmh/conf.common/smhpd.xml

      • Windows:

        <systemdrive>\hp\hpsmh\conf\smhpd.xml

      • Linux:

        /opt/hp/hpsmh/conf/smhpd.xml

    2. Add the following line between the <system-management-homepage> and </system-management-homepage> tags:

      <session-timeout>value</session-timeout>

      where value can be any value between 1 and 120.

    3. Save and close the file.

  3. Restart the HP SMH service.

Configuring SMH UI Timeout (Linux, Windows)

HP SMH 2.1.5 and later enables you to configure the HP SMH GUI timeout.

The GUI timeout setting (ui-timeout tag in smhpd.xml) is applicable only on Windows and Linux installations of HP SMH.

To modify this setting, execute the following steps:

  1. As a precautionary measure, copy the existing smhpd.xml file into a different directory.

  2. Manually add the following tag:

    1. Open the smhpd.xml file in the \hp\hpsmh\conf directory on the boot drive (/opt/hp/hpsmh/conf for Linux Itanium and Linux x86 and x86_64) with a text editor.

    2. Add the following line between the <system-management-homepage> and </system-management-homepage> tags:

      <ui-timeout>any value between 10 and 3600</ui-timeout>

    3. Save and close the file.

  3. Restart the HP SMH service.

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