Specify the number of subsystems that can be connected at one time to JP1/Software Distribution Manager. This dialog box is displayed when the Server core facility of the Server is installed.

Figure 2-22 Set Number Of Subsystems That Can Be Connected At One Time dialog box

Use the formulas shown below to determine the setting.

Number of subsystems that can be connected simultaneously =

Number of systems to be connected directly + number of Packagers to be connected x 2

The permitted number of subsystems that can be connected simultaneously depends on the type of database selected:

Database	Minimum value	Maximum value	Default
Embedded RDB	4	100	30
Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle	4	256	50

This setting enables you to limit the number of subsystems that can be connected simultaneously. Once the number of connections reaches the value specified here, the system rejects additional connection requests from subsystems. The specified value becomes the number of socket connections. Each socket connection is counted from the time it is established until the time it is released.

You can change this setting during setup. If the network traffic becomes heavy and many packet collisions occur, you can reduce the traffic by specifying a smaller value to decrease the number of concurrent subsystem connections.