After FME Server submits a translation request to an FME Engine, it monitors the connection to that engine until a response is returned.
FME Server can resubmit a failed job if:
- The connection to the engine is lost.
- The engine crashes.
To prevent FME Server from indefinitely retrying a job that fails, the default setting is to resubmit a failed job up to three times. This setting is configurable.
Configuring Job Recovery
On the FME Server host computer, the MAX_FAILED_TRANSACTION_REQUEST_RETRIES parameter in the <FMEServerDir>\Server\fmeServerConfig.txt file determines the number of times any transaction is resubmitted before FME Server stops resending the request. A value of < 0 means that no maximum limit is imposed, and failed transaction requests are resubmitted indefinitely. A value of 0 means that automatic resubmission is disabled. If this parameter is absent, a default value of 3 is used.
WARNING: A failed translation request may cause an FME Engine to shut down improperly. When no maximum limit is imposed, the translation is resent indefinitely, which may cause repeated FME Engine failures.
