Reserving AppServer connections

[pauloconnor]

Hi all,

Just a quick query here. We have an system running on one site which consists of some apps that run on the factory floor and then some more that run in the office.

We are nearing our license limit and occassionally find that people are signed in on multiple sessions (for various reasons - some valid and some not).

What we would like to do but are not sure if it's possible is reserve some of the AppServer connections for specific PC's. I don't think this is possible but my knowledge of the AppServer is not very strong so any help would be appreciated..

 

[TomBascom]

License limits are not necessarily the same as connections (-n).

Some "partners" try to say that the two are the same and their proprietary license agreement may even try to make it so but if you are working with standard Progress licensing it is not. With standard Progress licensing what counts is the number of persons or devices using the system -- not the number of connections. Sometimes this is good, like your situation; sometimes it might be bad, like when you have a web facing application. At all times sales people can be trusted to seek the maximum gouging opportunity and will spin the discussion accordingly.

Generally speaking you would not want to do that with app server connections. Statelessness is a state of grace. Reserving connections for certain PCs would seem to be moving in the wrong direction.