User Guide

Managing the NetWare Server 95
Server Operating System Administration Guide
103-000148-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Preventing Workstations from Overusing File Resources
If you are running out of file resources, use the following SET parameters
(Traditional File System category) to limit the number of locks for the server
and for each connection.
 Maximum Record Locks Per Connection = value
 Maximum File Locks Per Connection = value
 Maximum Record Locks = value
 Maximum File Locks = value
Before limiting file and record locks, make sure the workstations have an
adequate number of locks to access the files and records they need. Limiting
needed locks can cause applications to generate errors.
For the server, limit the total number of file and record locks allowed by
decreasing the values of the following parameters:
Maximum Record Locks
Maximum File Locks
For each client, limit the total number of file and record locks allowed by
decreasing the value of the following parameters:
Maximum Record Locks Per Connection
Maximum File Locks Per Connection
The changes to the parameter values take effect immediately and are
persistent.
Increasing File Record Locks
To provide more file record locks if applications fail either because clients
cannot open enough files or because not enough record locks are available, do
the following:
1 Increase the values of the following (Traditional File System category)
parameters to increase the number of file and record locks allowed for the
server:
Maximum Record Locks
Maximum File Locks
The changes to the parameter values take effect immediately and are
persistent.