Changes in 8.5.x

The following table lists all changes to Configuration Server options between release 8.1 and the latest 8.5.x release.

Important

For information about Configuration Server configuration options that relate to external authentication in Configuration Server, refer to the External Authentication Reference Manual.

Option Name	Option Values	Type of Change	Details
Configuration Server section
allow-empty-password	true, false	Modified	Corrected Changes Take Effect.
allow-external-empty-password	true, false	Modified	Corrected Changes Take Effect.
allow-mixed-encoding	true, false	Modified	Corrected Changes Take Effect.
cfglib-conn-async-tmout	Integer between 0 and 65536	Removed	Replaced by cfglib-connect-tmout.
cfglib-connect-tmout	Integer between 0 and 65536	New	Replaces cfglib-conn-async-tmout.
client-connect-timeout	true, false	New	Not previously documented.
client-response-timeout	Positive integer up to 86400	Modified Valid Values and Changes Take Effect	Previous Valid Values: Any positive integer Previous Changes Take Effect: After restart
dbthread	true, false	New
decryption-key	Valid path name	New
delay-reload-backup	0 or any positive integer	New
encryption	true, false	Modified	Now set automatically by Configuration Server.
force-offline	true, false	New
force-reconnect-reload	true, false	Moved	Moved to system section; documented incorrectly in previous release.
langid	Valid integer from list of LCID to language mappings	New
last-login	true, false	Modified Changes Take Effect
last-login-synchronization	true, false	Modified Changes Take Effect
license	Binary value	Removed
max-client-output-queue-size	1024	New
max-output-queue-size	0	New
packet-size	1–2147483648	Modified	Default value documented incorrectly in previous release. Added warning to description.
peer-switchover-tmout	10–600	New
primary-master-response-timeout	Any positive integer	New
primary-startup-tmout	1–MAXINT	New
upgrade-mode	0. 1	New
Configuration Database Section
addp	on, off	Removed
addp-timeout	1–3600	Removed
addp-trace	on, off	Removed
dbengine	oracle, mssql, db2, postgre	Modified valid values	Removed sybase and informix.
dbname	Any valid server or DSNS name	Modified	Added new Valid Value.
dbserv-conn-async-timeout	0–65535	New
dbserver	Any valid database name, dsn	Modified	Added new Valid Value.
dml-retry	0-32766	Moved	Moved from Common Configuration Options chapter; documented incorrectly in previous release.
history-log-guid	Binary value	Removed
history-log-minid	Binary value	Removed
history-log-version	Binary value	Removed
host	Any valid host name	Removed	Used only if dbthread=false, in which case they are working with an older environment; refer to Framework 8.1 documentation for descriptions.
mssql-multisubnet	Yes, No	New
port	Any valid TCP/IP port.	Removed	Used only if dbthread=false, in which case they are working with an older environment; refer to Framework 8.1 documentation for descriptions.
reconnect-timeout	0 or any positive integer	Removed
server	No default value	Removed
username	Valid username, trusted	Modified	Added new Valid Value.
hca Section (removed)
schema	none, snapshot, journal	Removed
[log] Section
x-dblib-debug	0–5	New	Use this option only when requested by Genesys Customer Care.
x-dblib-sql	0–5	New	Use this option only when requested by Genesys Customer Care.
x-stat-print-interval	0 or any positive integer	New
x-stat-print-segment	Same as the value set in the segment option	New
soap Section (removed)
client-lifespan	1–65535	Removed
debug	true, false	Removed
port	0 or any valid TCP/IP port	Removed
[security] section
objbrief-api-permission-check	true, false	New	Added in release 8.1.3; not documented in that release.
[system] Section (new)
consistent-port-selection	true, false	New
deferred-requests-expiration	0 to 2147483647	New
force-reconnect-reload	true, false	Moved	Moved from Configuration Server section; documented incorrectly in previous release.
prevent-mediatype-attr-removal	true, false	New
proxy-load-max	0 to 2147483647	New
proxy-load-timeout	0 to 2147483647	New
serialize-write-transactions	true, false	New
skip-environment-enum-transfer	true, false	New
skip-annex-validation	0, 1, 16	New
throttle-updates-interval	0 to 2147483647	New
token-authentication-mode	enable, disable, gui-port-only	New
token-preambula	Any 3 characters enclosed in {}	New
token-tolerance	1–2147483647	New
token-ttl	1–2147483647	New
token-uuid	A string of 32 hex characters in five hyphen-separated groups	New
[history-log] Section
write-former-value	true, false	New
audit-expiration	Any positive integer	New
audit-max-records	Any positive integer	New
Application Parameters
tls	0, 1	Modified	Moved to TLS Configuration Options chapter
user	1 or not set	New