The connection manager definition specifies the maximum number of
seconds that an application can hold a connection without using it before
the connection manager times out the connection and returns it to the pool.
If the length of time in which there is no activity in the connection exceeds
the orphanTimeout setting, the connection manager marks the connection as
ready to return to the connection pool. The connection remains in this state
until application uses it or its inactivity exceeds the setting for a second
time. If it does, the connection manager releases the connection and returns
it to the pool. If the application tries to use the connection after it has
returned to the pool, the application receives a StaleConnectionException.
Note
that connection time out defined for the connection manager cannot exceed
the connection time out defined in WebSphere(R) Application Server. If the
connection manager definition does not specify a value, the connection manager
uses the default value.