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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

3558.0. "cannot start more than 14 application" by CSC32::E_KWAN (Ed Kwan DTN 592-4391) Wed Oct 31 1990 15:15

    Greetings:
    
    I have a customer that has a 3100, cannot start more than 14
    application.
    
    Uaf quota way high, has about 200 maxprocesscnt, checksumed
    decw$server_main.exe, tons of gblpages unused.  We tested by 
    just trying to start more than 14 Helloworld, gets the message
    on the 15 in error file.
    
    UNABLE TO ALLOCATE CLIENTREC, OR BUFER.
    
    I understand we can have 32 connections, is nowhere near that
    number.
    
    Where do I go from here ?
    
    Thanks in advance.
    
    Ed.
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3558.1More information neededSTAR::VATNEPeter Vatne, VMS DevelopmentWed Oct 31 1990 15:4317
As always, the first question we must ask is:

What version of VMS and DECwindows are you running?

In VMS V5.1 through V5.3, the server was started with an enqueue limit
of 32, which limited the total number of local connections to 16.  This
limit was raised in V5.3-1, so that you could connect a full 32 local
connections.  (In V5.3 and earlier, you still could get 32 connections
as long as half of them were DECnet and not local.)

The official solution then is to upgrade to the latest version of VMS.
The unofficial solution is to just hack SYS$STARTUP:DECW$STARTSERVER.COM.
Just change the enqueue limit to 64.

Another possible problem may be that the amount of page space is too low.
You can try bumping up the other working set and page file parameters
in DECW$STARTSERVER.COM, and also extending the size of your page file.
3558.2Problem started after update to 5.4CSC32::E_KWANEd Kwan DTN 592-4391Wed Oct 31 1990 16:4512
    Pete:
    
    Sorry about not mentioning the version of vms, he is running
    5.4.  The problem did not appear when he was running 5.3-1
    according to the customer.
    
    Is there a way to get a server dump file to look at, or would
    a dump file help at all  ??
    
    Thanks
    
    Ed.
3558.3Must be memorySTAR::VATNEPeter Vatne, VMS DevelopmentThu Nov 01 1990 10:535
Thanks for the version number.  Well, V5.4 should have fixed the enqueue
limit problem, so the only thing left is virtual memory.  It is quite
possible that the server in V5.4 uses more memory than in V5.3.

Can you check to see the size of his server process and his pagefile?
3558.4More InfoCSC32::E_KWANEd Kwan DTN 592-4391Thu Nov 01 1990 13:229
    Pete:
    
    He already modified the pagefile quota in startserver.com to bump
    enqlm and pagefilequota.  Also pagefile size is 98000, virtualpagcnt
    at 75000.
    
    Thanks 
    
    Ed.
3558.5Time to escalateSTAR::VATNEPeter Vatne, VMS DevelopmentThu Nov 01 1990 14:402
Sorry, I've run out of easy things to check.  You'll have to escalate
this to get more help.
3558.6Thanks for the helpCSC32::E_KWANEd Kwan DTN 592-4391Fri Nov 02 1990 11:323
    Thanks for all the help.  That's what I ended up doing.
    
    Ed.
3558.7DECWIN::FISHERI like my species the way it is" "A narrow view...Wed Nov 07 1990 12:395
Are you using local transport for all these applications?  If so, try bumping
globalsections and/or globalpages.  Install/global should give the the currently
used and free amounts of each.  I bet one of them is low.

Burns