The server includes a connection management service that dynamically manages connections and connection pools based on the settings stored in the connection namespace node (such as the connection pooling and timeout fields in Connection Management Properties).

When a connection namespace node is enabled, the server uses the connection factory to initialize the pool, creating a number of connection instances equal to the minimum configured pool size. Whenever a connection is needed by an adapter service or notification, the ADK provides a connection from the pool. If no connections are available in the pool, and the maximum pool size has not been reached, a new connection is retrieved from the connection factory. If the pool is full, the requesting thread will block the amount indicated in the Block Timeout field until a connection becomes available. For information about configuring your connection pool, see Configuring and Testing Connection Nodes.