Adjusting The Number Of Connections For Client/Server Processing - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

38.1.2 Adjusting the Number of Connections for Client/Server
Processing
Connections are the number of "sockets" through which client/server requests are communicated
from the GroupWise client to the POA.
Application connections: Each GroupWise user uses one application connection when he or
she starts GroupWise. Depending on what activities the user is doing in the GroupWise client,
additional application connections are used. For example, the GroupWise Address Book and
GroupWise Notify use individual application connections. The default maximum number of
application connections is 2048. You should plan about 3 to 4 application connections per user,
so the default is appropriate for a post office of about 500 users.
Physical connections: Each GroupWise user could have zero or multiple active physical
connections. One physical connection can accommodate multiple application connections.
Inactive physical connections periodically time out and are then closed by the clients and the
POA. The default maximum number of physical connections is 2048. You should plan about 1
to 2 physical connections per user, so the default is appropriate for a post office of about 500
users.
If the POA is configured with too few connections to accommodate the number of users in the post
office, the POA can encounter an error condition such as
full".
1 In ConsoleOne, browse to and right-click the POA object, then click Properties.
2 Click GroupWise > Agent Settings to display the Agent Settings page.
3 Increase the number in the Max Physical Connections field to increase the amount of TCP/IP
traffic the POA can accommodate.
4 Increase the number in the Max App Connections field to increase the number of activities the
attached users can perform concurrently.
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