By default, the watchdog is enabled when you install Instant Messaging. You can disable or enable the watchdog by setting a configuration parameter in iim.conf.
Open iim.conf.
See iim.conf File Syntax for instructions on locating and modifying iim.conf.
Enable or disable the watchdog by setting the iim_wd.enable parameter as follows:
To enable the watchdog: iim_wd.enable=true
To disable the watchdog: iim_wd.enable=false
Save and close the iim.conf file.
Refresh the Instant Messaging server configuration:
cd im-svr-base/sbin |
./imadmin refresh |