Enter a value in the range 1 through 32. The default is 32. If you enter a value outside the permitted range, the Configuration Tool warns you. If the value entered is too low, it substitutes the minimum. If the value entered is too high, it substitutes the maximum. If a non-numeric value is present in the configuration file, it substitutes the minimum value.
It is used to detect runaway conditions where an application could, in error, submit an excessive number of requests to a server. The actual limit might be less than this setting if other operating system limits (for example, memory constraint or communication sessions), come into effect.
For details of the corresponding entry in the configuration file, see MAXREQUESTS (CLIENT section of the configuration file).