Configuring the Shutdown Time Limit for Worker Processes

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

When IIS 6.0 detects that a worker process is unhealthy, IIS 6.0 marks the worker process for termination. The shutdown time limit specifies how long IIS waits until forcibly terminating the worker process when the worker process does not shut down automatically.

By default, worker process shutdown time limit is enabled in IIS 6.0 with a default of 90 seconds. If you have an accurate profile of requests, specify a shutdown time limit that is long enough to allow the worker process to complete any pending requests before shutting down.

For information about how to configure the shutdown time limit for worker processes by using IIS Manager, see Configure Application Pool Health. For information about how to configure the shutdown time limit for worker processes by using a command-line procedure or scripts, see the ShutdownTimeLimit Metabase Property.