Limiting the Number of Cursors

Set the MAX_CURSOR_COUNT option to prevent a single connection from taking too much available memory or CPU resources.

The MAX_CURSOR_COUNT option limits the maximum number of cursors that a connection can use at once. The default is 50. Setting this option to 0 allows an unlimited number of cursors.

Related concepts
Optimizing for Typical Usage
Optimizing for Large Numbers of Users
Restricting Concurrent Queries
Limiting Query Temp Space
Limiting Queries by Rows Returned
Forcing Cursors to be Non-Scrolling
Limiting the Number of Statements
Prefetching Cache Pages
Controlling the Number of Prefetched Rows
Controlling File System Buffering
Optimizing the Cache Partitions