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Conference csc32::consolemanager

Title:POLYCENTER Console Manager
Notice:Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS:
Moderator:CSC32::BUTTERWORTH
Created:Thu Aug 06 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1541
Total number of notes:6564

387.0. "200 node limit and connections" by CX3PST::ANASAZ::J_BECKER (There's no substitute for a good boot) Fri Sep 02 1994 22:51

BANK OF NEW YORK has a VCS engine and they needed 32 node connections.
They discovered the 32 node limit did not apply to all interfaces.
For instance, they could not run 32 simultaneous CONNECT, one to 
each node.  So the question to me and now to the developers is, what
are the limits of CONSOLE MANAGER.  We can license 200 nodes, but can
we connect to all of them at once?  How about monitor?  What is the
maximum number of simultaneous EXTRACTs that can be performed, etc..

Also, what would the hardware requirements be to perform the maximum
connects, extracts, monitors, etc... Do you have any analysis papers
I could review.

thanks
john becker
592-4368
csc/cs
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387.1OPG::PHILIPAnd through the square window...Mon Sep 05 1994 09:5922
John,

  We have never maxed out the connections, although
  it is lower on ULTRIX than any of the other
  platforms (Which is where the 200 limit originated.

  In essence, the limit on connects/monitor etc is
  determined by the number of open channels the daemon
  has compared top the number it is allowed to open.

  I cant say what these numbers are, but I do know
  that it is a larger number than VCS.

  There are no analysis papers, we are only a small
  engineering group and spend all of our time
  engineering the product.

  Question: Why do they want to run 32 simultaneous
            connects?

Cheers,
Phil
387.2CX3PST::ANASAZ::J_BECKERThere's no substitute for a good bootTue Sep 06 1994 23:0518
>  Question: Why do they want to run 32 simultaneous
>            connects?


Procedural.  The site operations believes they and react to events 
faster if the connect is already present.  I also found out
they did not think the data was logged or events triggered
unless the connect was performed.  This came as a big
surprise that this was not true and they are running some
tests to verify that you do not need the connect.  

Apparently, there are some large misconceptions on how
vcs (and pcm) work.

thanks for the input

john becker
csc/cs
387.3CSC32::BUTTERWORTHGun Control is a steady hand.Tue Sep 13 1994 19:198
    >Apparently, there are some large misconceptions on how
    >vcs (and pcm) work.
    
    Boy I'll say! Are they getting a message such as "insufficient event
    flags" or some such?
    
    Regs,
      Dan
387.4insef was received with VCSCX3PST::ANASAZ::J_BECKERThere's no substitute for a good bootWed Sep 14 1994 17:5511


>    Boy I'll say! Are they getting a message such as "insufficient event
>    flags" or some such?
    

They did with VCS. The have not setup console manager yet and are reviewing 
the spd to see if they can migrate.

john becker
387.5CSC32::BUTTERWORTHGun Control is a steady hand.Wed Sep 14 1994 18:049
    >They did with VCS.
    
    Yep!  They shouldn't run into this problem with console manager as it's
    mehods for data communication/sharing are entirely different. With PCM
    the resources we will be concerned with will by BYTLM, PGFLQUOTA, ASTLM
    and of course non-paged pool and it's expansion.
    
    Regs,
      Dan