Use Number of Users (-n) to limit the total number of concurrent connections.

n

The maximum number of concurrent connections made to the database. A concurrent connection can be a single user, or it can be an application server, which could service multiple users. The state of the application server is also important when determining the concurrent connections. After n concurrent connections have been made to the OpenEdge database, additional connection startup attempts are rejected.

Note: The actual number of allowed concurrent connections might be smaller than the value of this parameter. The actual number of allowed concurrent connections must be equal or less than the result of the Maximum Servers (-Mn) multiplied by the Maximum Clients Per Server (-Ma), using whole number values for those parameters.

Number of Users (-n) must be high enough to include local and remote connections as well as background writers (APWs, BIWs, and AIWs), PROWDOG processes, and PROMON sessions.

See Maximum Clients Per Server (-Ma) and Maximum Servers (-Mn) for more information.