Configuring the HTTP Options

To Configure the HTTP Options

1. Log onto the Portal Server administration console as administrator.

2. Select the Secure Remote Access tab and click the profile name to modify its attributes.

3. Select the Performance tab.

4. Modify the following attributes:

   Attribute Name	Description
   Maximum Thread Pool Size	Specify the required number of threads.  You can specify the maximum number of threads that can be pre-created in the Gateway thread pool.
   Persistent HTTP Connections	Select the Enable Persistent HTTP Connections checkbox to enable HTTP connections.  You can enable HTTP persistent connections at the Gateway to prevent sockets being opened for every object (such as images and style sheets) in the Web pages.
   Maximum Number of Requests per Peristent Connection	Enter the maximum number of requests.
   Timeout for Persistent Socket Connections (seconds)	Enter the required timeout in seconds.
   Grace Timeout to Account for Turnaround Time (seconds)	Enter the required grace timeout in seconds.  This is the round-trip time for the network traffic between the client (browser) and the Gateway.  Time taken for the request to reach the gateway after the browser has sent it Time between gateway sending the response and the browser actually receiving it This is dependent on factors such as network conditions and the client’s connection speed.
   Maximum Connection Queue Length	Specify the maximum concurrent connections that the Gateway should accept.  Specify the required number of connections.