RE: Nettype

Posted in 2001

Topics: Performance & Tuning, Server Administration

Watson, Paul — Fri, 2 Feb 2001 09:01:46 -0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> Although the manuals don't differ they are not particularly > explicit in this > regard. Your first nettype defines 1x200 connections and the > second 3x384 > connections making a total of 1352 connections that are > catered for. However > the manual does state that each poll thread can handle > between 200 and 250 connections Never got anywhere near that on a moderately busy system, I usually use a 100 Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # All answers are +44 1435 674629 # pure fantasy +44 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.com/informix # > so the second nettype should be 3x200 normal and > 3x250 maximum > ie 600 to 750 connections. The total catered for being 800 to > a max of 1000. > > Yours > -- > Earle A Long (Senior Informix DBA) > SINGLEPOINT UK LTD > > "Tony Woods" <twoods786@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:9573vb$erk$1@news.xmission.com... > > > > Hello all, > > > > NETTYPE ipcshm,1,200,NET # Configure poll thread(s)> for nettype > > NETTYPE soctcp,3,384,CPU # Configure poll thread(s)> for nettype > > > > Does the above setting mean that 3 poll threads will handle 384 > connections > > or each of the 3 poll threads will handle 384 connections each? > > > > The description in the Informix Admin Guide and Informix > Performance Guide > > is different in this regards. > > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance for all your replies. > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > >

↪ replying to Watson, Paul

Earle A Long — Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:59:27 -0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

How do you judge whether you need 100 per thread or 200 ?? We have an average of 1300 sessions. "Watson, Paul" <Paul.Watson@aggregate.com> wrote in message news:95dtqj$q9c$1@news.xmission.com... > > > Although the manuals don't differ they are not particularly > > explicit in this > > regard. Your first nettype defines 1x200 connections and the > > second 3x384 > > connections making a total of 1352 connections that are > > catered for. However > > the manual does state that each poll thread can handle > > between 200 and 250 connections > > Never got anywhere near that on a moderately busy system, > I usually use a 100 > > Paul Watson # > WF Software Ltd # All answers are > +44 1435 674629 # pure fantasy > +44 1436 678693 # > www.wfsoftware.com/informix # > > > > so the second nettype should be 3x200 normal and > > 3x250 maximum > > ie 600 to 750 connections. The total catered for being 800 to > > a max of 1000. > > > > Yours > > -- > > Earle A Long (Senior Informix DBA) > > SINGLEPOINT UK LTD > > > > "Tony Woods" <twoods786@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:9573vb$erk$1@news.xmission.com... > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > NETTYPE ipcshm,1,200,NET # Configure poll thread(s)> > for nettype > > > NETTYPE soctcp,3,384,CPU # Configure poll thread(s)> > for nettype > > > > > > Does the above setting mean that 3 poll threads will handle 384 > > connections > > > or each of the 3 poll threads will handle 384 connections each? > > > > > > The description in the Informix Admin Guide and Informix > > Performance Guide > > > is different in this regards. > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance for all your replies. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > >