server/AyaNova/util/DbUtil.cs

@@ -120,17 +120,18 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
 
         ///////////////////////////////////////////
         //Verify that server exists
+        // spend up to 5 minutes waiting for it to come up before bailing
         //
         internal static bool DatabaseServerExists(ILogger log, string logPrepend)
         {
 
             try
             {
-                //Try every 3 seconds for 10 tries before giving up
+                //Try every 10 seconds for 30 tries before giving up (5 minutes total)
 
-                var maxRetryAttempts = 10;
-                var pauseBetweenFailures = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3);
-                RetryHelper.RetryOnException(maxRetryAttempts, pauseBetweenFailures, log, logPrepend + AdminConnectionString, () =>
+                var maxRetryAttempts = 30;
+                var pauseBetweenFailures = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+                RetryHelper.RetryOnException(maxRetryAttempts, pauseBetweenFailures, log, logPrepend + DisplayableConnectionString, () =>
                  {
                      using (var conn = new Npgsql.NpgsqlConnection(AdminConnectionString))
                      {

server/AyaNova/util/RetryHelper.cs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
                     if (attempts == times)
                         throw;
                     
-                    log.LogError(ex, $"{logPrepend} Exception caught on attempt {attempts} - will retry after delay {delay}");                  
+                    log.LogError(ex, $"{logPrepend} Exception caught on attempt {attempts} of {times} - will retry after delay {delay}");                  
 
                     Task.Delay(delay).Wait();
                 }