Error Message: Limit Reached on Number of Objects of this Type

ID: Q246685

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0 (all SP), 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3

SYMPTOMS

When adding additional objects (LUs, pools, and so forth) in SNA Manager, and the limit to the number of that type of object has been reached, the user will receive the following error:

Limit Reached on Number of Objects of This Type

For example, if a user tries to assign more than 4,000 LUs to a particular user or group, he or she will get this error.

CAUSE

There are limits, set by design, to the number of objects that can be added to SNA Manager, depending on the type of object.

MORE INFORMATION

The maximum values for various SNA Server objects are listed below.

Note: A node is one instance of the SNA Server service.

Maximum number of nodes = 254
Maximum number of nodes per server = 4
Maximum number of 3270 pools = 10,000
Maximum number of LUA pools = 10,000
Maximum number of downstream LU pools = 10,000
Maximum number of CPIC symbolic destination names = 481
Maximum number of links (adapters) = 1,024

Maximum number of users an LU can be assigned to = 10,000
Maximum number of users a pool can be assigned to = 10,000
Maximum number of APPC LUs configured per node = 3,000
Maximum number of connections configured per node = 250
Maximum number of LUs configured per node = 15,000
Maximum number of LUs assigned to a user/group = 4,000
Maximum number of LUs configured for a connection = 500
Maximum number of LUs configured for a pass-through connection = 254

Maximum number of LUs assigned to a pool = 30,000
Maximum number of connections per adapter = 250
Maximum number of modes per LU = 64
Maximum number of partners per LU = 250
Maximum number of LUs per mode = 10,000
Maximum number of remote LUs configured for a connection = 10,000
Maximum number of nodes per pool = 64
Maximum number of link services per server = 64

SNA Server supports up to 65,536 configuration objects in one subdomain. For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q228924 SNA OLE: The Number of Objects Has Reached the Object Limit

Q225261 Error Line Number Returned by Snacfg.exe May Be Incorrect, Other Enhancements

For additional information regarding the maximum number of connections per adapter using the 802.2 link service, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q107192 Multiple Connections to the Same Host Over 802.2

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbDSupport sna3 sna3sp1 sna3sp2 sna3sp3 sna3sp4 sna4 sna4sp1 sna4sp2 sna4sp3
Version : WINDOWS:3.0 (all SP),4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb