Tuning the Sametime LDAP Keep Alive Interval setting

You can manage advanced configuration settings to make sure that there is consistent traffic over the LDAP connection.

Specify the ST_DB_LDAP_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL setting in the [Directory] section of the sametime.ini file.

The ST_DB_LDAP_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL setting defines the duration (in minutes) to wait while keeping alive messages that are sent by the IBM® Sametime® Community Server on idle LDAP Connections. Its default value is set to 1 minute. ST_DB_LDAP_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL is an LDAP-based dummy search message whose purpose is to avoid the LDAP server or any network device along the way between the Sametime Community Server and the LDAP server from closing idle Connections. This setting is needed in certain LDAP environments where the LDAP server abruptly closes or resets the LDAP connection between Sametime Community Server and LDAP due to no traffic activities on this connection per interval of time set by the LDAP server. To avoid this situation, make sure that there is consistent traffic over the connection by turning on the ST_DB_LDAP_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL setting.