Limits on OtherServers Parameter in SNA Server. (126398)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.1, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.11, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 SP1, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 3.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
This article was previously published under Q126398

SUMMARY

The OtherServers option on SNA Server clients gives the client access to LUs through SNA Servers that are outside of the client's primary SNA Server domain. The number of servers that can be listed in the OtherServers parameter depends on the client's computer platform as follows: 
Platform     Maximum Number of Servers in OtherServers
----------   -----------------------------------------
Windows NT   No limit
Windows 95   16
Win3.x:      15 (or 256/<length of server name>)
MS-DOS:      8

MORE INFORMATION

The number of servers in the local domain may limit the number of OtherServers you can actually use. Local servers are added to the service table before OtherServers. The service table has 32 entries in Win3.x, 16 in DOS, 1024 in Windows 95 and 1024 in Windows NT. The sponsor naps and the local nap reserve one entry in the service table. Also, if any invokable APPC transaction programs (TP) are configured on an SNA Server client, each local TP reserves one service table entry.

For additional information, refer to page 207, Appendix C, of the Microsoft SNA Server Reference Guide.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/5/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbinfo kbnetwork KB126398
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