Limits the number of concurrent connections to the database server.
iqsrv16 -gm integer ...
The default value is 50, but start_iq sets this value to 10. This number will be reduced by internal temporary connections utilized by the server during operation.
All operating systems and database servers.
Defines the connection limit for the server. If this number is greater than the number that is allowed under licensing and memory constraints, it has no effect. Computer resources typically limit the number of connections to a network server to a lower value than the default.
The database server allows one extra DBA connection above the connection limit to allow a user with the DROP CONNECTION system privilege to connect to the database server and drop other connections.
Maximum values are 1001 for UNIX/Linux and 200 for Windows.