[mcfttred [-m maximum-processing-multiplicity]

This command defines the maximum processing multiplicity for an MCF communication process. For an application startup process, omit this definition command.

-m maximum-processing-multiplicity~<unsigned integer> ((1-1000)) <<10>>

Specify the maximum number of connections for receiving and sending messages in parallel in an MCF communication process.

The MCF communication process can simultaneously handle the messages it receives from multiple connections at the same time and the messages that a user application program requests to send to multiple connections at the same time. Specify the limit of multiplicity, which allows parallel processing, in this option. However, even if a high traffic level is enabled, parallel processing may not be executed up to the value specified in the definition depending on the system environment. In this case, local memory is used inefficiently, negatively influencing the performance. As you increase the value specified in the maximum processing multiplicity definition by 1, the MCF communication process uses an additional 32 kilobytes (about 64 kilobytes for AIX 5L) of local memory.

To tune this option, check the current status of multiplicity processing by executing the display command for the message multiplicity processing status (mcftlstrd) or by obtaining the MCF activity statistics.

If the value specified in the connection definition is less than the value specified in the maximum processing multiplicity definition, the maximum processing multiplicity assumes the value specified in the connection definition.