What are the limitations with the number of flows that Solaris can support using netrcm? Could I define a flow for each and every port on my box, thus giving me 64k flows, without expecting any problems? Darren
Darren Reed wrote:> What are the limitations with the number of flows that Solaris > can support using netrcm?There is no hard limit for number of flows.> Could I define a flow for each and every port on my box, > thus giving me 64k flows, without expecting any problems?Right now, it probably wouldn''t be pretty. However, we *do* need to test with large (100-1000) numbers of flows and measure latency and throughput. -Mike
Michael Lim(vpn) wrote:> Darren Reed wrote: > >> What are the limitations with the number of flows that Solaris >> can support using netrcm? > > > There is no hard limit for number of flows. > >> Could I define a flow for each and every port on my box, >> thus giving me 64k flows, without expecting any problems? > > > Right now, it probably wouldn''t be pretty. However, we *do* need > to test with large (100-1000) numbers of flows and measure latency > and throughput.And if I suggested a knob for TCP that automatically created a new flow for every TCP connection made or accepted...? Darren