MaxConnections Metabase Property
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1
The MaxConnections property specifies the maximum number of simultaneous connections to a server. The valid range is 0 to 4294967295 (unlimited). The MaxClientsMessage property can be used to send a message to clients when this value has been exceeded.
The metabase represents unlimited as the DWORD value of 4294967295 (0xFFFFFFFF); however, Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) represents unlimited in hexadecimal format as &HFFFFFFFF. Previous versions of IIS represented unlimited as -1.
| Attribute Name | Attribute Value |
|---|---|
XML Data Type |
DWORD |
WMI Data Type |
SINT32 |
ADSI Data Type |
DWORD |
ABO Data Type |
DWORD |
ABO Metabase Identifier |
MD_MAX_CONNECTIONS |
Attributes |
INHERIT |
Default Value |
0 |
MetaFlagsEx |
CACHE_PROPERTY_MODIFIED |
User Type |
IIS_MD_UT_SERVER |
ID |
1014 |
Configurable Locations
You can configure this property at the following locations in the IIS metabase.
| Metabase Path | IIS Admin Object Type |
|---|---|
/LM/W3SVC/n |
IIsWebServer |
/LM/MSFTPSVC/n |
IIsFtpServer |
/LM/W3SVC |
IIsWebService |
/LM/MSFTPSVC |
IIsFtpService |
/LM/NNTPSVC |
IIsNntpService |
/LM/NNTPSVC/n |
IIsNntpServer |
/LM/SMTPSVC |
IIsSmtpService |
/LM/SMTPSVC/n |
IIsSmtpServer |
Code Example
For general code examples, see Code Examples to Configure Metabase Properties.