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Chapter 12. Tuning server connection management

The nsslapd-numlisteners attribute specifies the number of listener threads the Directory Server can use to monitor established connections. You can improve the response times when the server experiences a large number of client connection by increasing the attribute value.

You can manage the number of connection listener threads by using the command line. The default value is 1.

Procedure

  1. List the number of connection listener threads: 

    # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com config get nsslapd-numlisteners
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  2. Modify the number of connection listener threads: 

    # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com config replace nsslapd-numlisteners=4
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  3. Restart the instance: 

    # dsctl instance_name restart
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