public void configure(BrokerPool pool, String dataDir, Element config) 
	  throws DatabaseConfigurationException {
	  super.configure(pool, dataDir, config);
	  String param = ((Element)config).getAttribute("connectionTimeout");
	  if (param != null) {
	    try {
	    connectionTimeout = Long.parseLong(param);
	    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
	    LOG.error("Invalid value for 'connectionTimeout'", e);
	    }
	  }    	
	}