ThreadPoolSize Element for Distributor (ADF)

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Specifies the maximum number of threads that the distributor can use to process work items.

Syntax

<Distributors>
    <Distributor>
        ...
        <ThreadPoolSize>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type

Nonnegative integer.

Default value

3.

Occurrence

Optional once per Distributor element.

Updateable

Can be added, deleted, and modified when updating the application.

Element Relationships

Relationship Elements

Parent element

Distributor Element (ADF)

Child elements

None.

Remarks

The value of the ThreadPoolSize element determines the degree to which the distributor can perform work in parallel, and affects the overall performance of the Notification Services system.

ThreadPoolSize can have values between 1 and 3 in Notification Services Standard Edition. The ThreadPoolSize value is unlimited in other editions. Note that the ThreadPoolSize value represents a maximum; the actual number of threads depends on the availability of system resources.

Example

The following example shows how to configure the distributor to use three threads to process work items.

<ThreadPoolSize>3</ThreadPoolSize>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Specifying Distributor Settings
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

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