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Setting the MSDTC timeout on Microsoft Windows Server

The default timeout for the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator is 60 seconds. The transaction timeout should be set to a higher value, for example 3600 seconds.

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Procedure

  1. Go to Component Services.
  2. Double-click on Computers in the middle pane.
  3. Right-click on My Computer in the middle pane then select Properties.
  4. Click the Options tab and set the Transaction timeout to a higher value such as 3600 seconds.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Go to Services.
  7. Restart the Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service

    To execute database transactions, the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) settings of the database server have to match the ones on the application server. All servers require a reboot before these settings become active.