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Pinging ebMS partners, Web Server result codes

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v If a response is returned, the server is up. v If nothing is returned, the server is down. Important: The Test Partner Connection feature works with HTTP that does not require any connection parameters. To test a partner connection: 1. Click Tools > Test Partner Connection. 2. From the Test Partner Connection window, select the test criteria from the lists. Table 17. Test Partner Connection values Value To Partner From Partner Destination URL Command Description The name of a specific To Partner to be tested (internal partner only). The name of a specific From Partner to be tested (external partner only). This field is only available if Ping ebMS is selected in the Command field. Displays available destinations based on the to partner selected. Dynamically populated based on the destination selected. Post, Get or Ping ebMS. For more information about Ping ebMS, see "Pinging ebMS partners." 3. Click Test. The system displays the test results. For information about the status code returned, see "Web Server result codes." Pinging ebMS partners About this task From the Test Partner connection page, you can ping ebMS partners. This means that you can send a ping message to a partner, and, if the partner is up and ready to receive, the partner responds with a pong message. Once you upload a CPA, the ping-pong connection is created. For the Ping to work connections have to be defined with the partner involved. For details, see the section for pinging ebMS partners in the WebSphere Partner Gateway Hub Configuration Guide. To ping an ebMS partner, complete the following steps: 1. Click Tools > Test Partner Connection. 2. For Command, select PING ebMS. 3. Select From Partner and To Partner. 4. Optionally, select a Destination or type a URL. 5. Click Test to send a ping message. To determine the status of the ping message, click Ping Status. The status for the last ping request then displays under Results. Note: The last ping request may have been initiated from the Test Partner Connection or from a Document Viewer re-send of an existing Ping document. Web Server result codes The following sections describe the server result codes: Chapter 10. Analyzing document flows 93

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v
If a response is returned, the server is up.
v
If nothing is returned, the server is down.
Important:
The Test Partner Connection feature works with HTTP that does not
require any connection parameters.
To test a partner connection:
1.
Click
Tools
>
Test Partner Connection
.
2.
From the Test Partner Connection window, select the test criteria from the lists.
Table 17. Test Partner Connection values
Value
Description
To Partner
The name of a specific To Partner to be tested (internal partner
only).
From Partner
The name of a specific From Partner to be tested (external partner
only). This field is only available if Ping ebMS is selected in the
Command field.
Destination
Displays available destinations based on the to partner selected.
URL
Dynamically populated based on the destination selected.
Command
Post, Get or Ping ebMS. For more information about Ping ebMS,
see “Pinging ebMS partners.”
3.
Click
Test
. The system displays the test results. For information about the
status code returned, see “Web Server result codes.”
Pinging ebMS partners
About this task
From the Test Partner connection page, you can ping ebMS partners. This means
that you can send a ping message to a partner, and, if the partner is up and ready
to receive, the partner responds with a pong message. Once you upload a CPA, the
ping-pong connection is created.
For the Ping to work connections have to be defined with the partner involved.
For details, see the section for pinging ebMS partners in the
WebSphere Partner
Gateway Hub Configuration Guide
.
To ping an ebMS partner, complete the following steps:
1.
Click
Tools
>
Test Partner Connection
.
2.
For
Command
, select
PING ebMS
.
3.
Select
From Partner
and
To Partner
.
4.
Optionally, select a
Destination
or type a
URL
.
5.
Click
Test
to send a ping message.
To determine the status of the ping message, click
Ping Status
. The status for the
last ping request then displays under Results.
Note:
The last ping request may have been initiated from the Test Partner
Connection or from a Document Viewer re-send of an existing Ping document.
Web Server result codes
The following sections describe the server result codes:
Chapter 10. Analyzing document flows
93