Limits on OtherServers Parameter in SNA Server.

Last reviewed: April 17, 1997
Article ID: Q126398

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, 2.11 SP1, and 3.0

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.


Additional query words: ntprotocol prodsna
Keywords : kbenv kbnetwork snados snawin3x snawin95 snawinnt
Version : 2.0 2.1 2.11 3.0
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: April 17, 1997
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