How to do it...

Follow the steps below to configure DFW session timers:

  1. From the vSphere web client, navigate to Home | Networking & Security | Firewall. In the center pane, select Settings. DFW comes with system-generated Default Session Timers which apply to all objects.
  1. To edit the default timers, select the Default Session Timers and click the edit pencil icon; this will change the global default session timers. To create a new timer setting that can be applied to a specific object, click the plus sign, and a new dialog box will open. The default timeout values are populated in the field. For example, the default TCP timeout for a connection once it become fully established is 86,400 seconds (12 hours). For custom timeout settings, ...

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