max_retries

Default: 3
Range: 0-20

The max_retries parameter is intended to specify the maximum number of times the service launches a Client process command after a failed process command. Not all exit conditions are recoverable. After it unsuccessfully tries to relaunch the Client the specified maximum number of times, the service disables the data source. You must enable the data source using the Client Console before you can launch another process command.

The max_retries parameter is ignored for a few exit codes, where the condition that causes the problem is expected to self-correct or change over time. (Retrying forever eliminates the need for manual intervention, which would be required if the data source were to be disabled.) Such situations include connect problems to the server or the database, which are often symptomatic of the host, the server, or the data base being down.