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Startup Command and Parameter Reference
Startup Parameter Descriptions : Maximum Servers (-Mn)
 

Maximum Servers (-Mn)

Use Maximum Servers (-Mn) to limit the number of remote user servers that can be started by the broker process.
Note: The maximum value for the number of servers that may be started for a database is limited by available resources of the operating system.
Operating system and syntax
UNIX / Windows
-Mn n
Use with
Maximum value
Minimum value
Single-user default
Multi-user default
Database Server
—1
1
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4
1 Limited by available resources.

n
The maximum number of remote client servers that can be started on the system. The value specified is always incremented by 1 to provide a server for the primary login broker.
The performance trade-off to consider is swapping overhead for many servers versus overloading (slowing down) a server with too many clients. For more information on controlling memory use, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration.
Also, use MinimumClients per Server (-Mi) to adjust the actual number of servers in use. See the MaximumClients Per Server (-Ma) and MinimumClients per Server (-Mi) startup parameters for more information.