Configuring the Transport Service

Configure the Transport Service to make actual publishing of content possible.

Procedure

  1. Open cd_transport_conf.xml, by default located in the Content Manager config directory, in a plain-text or XML editor.
  2. In the WorkFolder element, set the value of the Location attribute to a folder where the Transport Service can store temporary files.
  3. If you want to configure multiple thread pools for the Transport Service, you can do so by insert an element called Workers directly under the WorkFolder element, and setting one or more of the following attributes:
    Attribute nameAttribute description
    TransportPriorityPoolSizeThe maximum number of workers for normal transport. Defaults to 5 if omitted. This attribute can also be set to 0 (meaning unlimited threads).
    NormalPriorityPoolSizeThe maximum number of workers for transport operations such as unzipping and state synchronization. Defaults to 5 if omitted.
    HighPriorityPoolSizeThe maximum number of workers for high-priority transport. Defaults to 5 if omitted.

    Each of the attribute values must be equal to, or higher than, the number of threads configured for the Publisher in Tridion.ContentManager.config.

  4. Find the Senders element and ensure the presence of the following Sender element(s) as needed:
    HTTP
    <Sender Type="HTTP"	Class="com.tridion.transport.connection.connectors.HTTPSTransportConnector" />
    HTTPS
    <Sender Type="HTTPS"	Class="com.tridion.transport.connection.connectors.HTTPSTransportConnector" />
  5. By default, the Transport Service applies a 60-second timeout to HTTP requests. To change this value, ensure that the Senders element has an HttpConnectionTimeout attribute set to your preferred timeout value, in milliseconds. For example, for a 2-minute timeout, set the attribute to 120000.
  6. By default, the Transport Service uses at most 5 connections per route. To change this value, ensure that the Senders element has a MaxConnectionsPerRoute attribute set to your preferred maximum number of connections.
  7. Save and close cd_transport_conf.xml.
  8. Access your Windows Services.
  9. Locate the Windows service called SDL Tridion Sites Transport Service and restart it.