Unix File Descriptors Needed

The number of file descriptors you need depends on the version of ListManager you are running. We recommend the following number of file descriptors depending on your license level:

 

File Descriptors

 

License

File Descriptors

Platinum or less
10,000 msgs/hr

1000

Platinum Plus
100,000 msgs/hr

2000

Diamond
200,000 msgs/hr

4000

Extreme
300,000+ msgs/hr

8000

 

 

On most versions of Unix, run the following command:

 

ulimit -n


If the number displayed is smaller than the values displayed above for your license, you do not have enough file descriptors for ListManager to function properly.

 

Run the following to increase them:

 

ulimit -n 4000

 

Example:

root@siri2:/# ulimit -n
64
root@siri2:/# sh
# ulimit -n 4096
# ulimit -n
4096
#

 

Note that this trick does not work on Solaris under other shells: only "sh" allows this.



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