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LIMITS(7)                       Domain/OS BSD                        LIMITS(7)



NAME
     limits - Domain/OS limits

DESCRIPTION
     The table below lists the maximum values (unless otherwise indicated) for
     a wide variety of Domain/OS features.
     FEATURE                                     SR9.2          SR9.5            SR10
     -------                                     -----          -----            ----

     Network:
         nodes/ring (recommended)                1000           1000             1000
         networks/internet                       64             64               64
         internet diameter                       16 hops        16 hops          64
         IPC sockets/node                        13             23               23
           (May be lower depending on current
            conditions on the node.)

     DM:
         windows                                 50             50               50
         pads                                    40             40               40
         lines/pad                               262143         262143           262143
         chars/line                              256            256              1024
         paste buffers                           100            100              100
         fonts/pad                               100            100              100
         chars/keydef                            256            256              1024

     Aegis Shell:
         command arguments                       128            128              128
         string|token|line length (in chars)     1024           1024             1024
         pipes                                   ~110           ~110             ~110
         shell recursions                        ~160           ~160             ~160
           (May vary depending on process
            depth, script size, disk and
            memory limitations.)

     BSD & SysV:
         length of arguments to exec             5120           5120             5120
         integer value of a "char"               127            127              127
         integer value of a "char" (minimum)     -128           -128             -128
         processes/user id                       24             56               56
         file size (in bytes)                    4294967295     4294967295       4294967295
         links to one file                       65535          65535            65535
         chars/password                          8              8                8
         open files/process                      128            128              128
         process id value                        30000          30000            30000
         bytes atomic in write to a pipe         5120           5120             5120
         bytes written to a pipe in a write      5120           5120             5120
         bytes/physical io block (actual)        1024           1024             1024
         user or group id value                  30000          30000            65535

     Naming Server:
         entries/directory                       1300           1300             no effective limit
           (less if directory contains links)
         chars/leafname                          32 (16 uc)     32 (16 uc)       255 (uc or lc)
         chars/pathname                          256            256              1023

     Printing:
         pixels/plot line                        16k            16k              equal to GPR main
                                                                                 memory bit map maximum.

         chars/text line                         1024           1024             10,000
     MBX:
         channels/mailbox                        128            128              255
         channels/process                        128            128              255
         remote channels/node                    128            128              128
           (Configurable to be fewer by node
            startup file.)

     IOS:
         open streams                            128            128              128

     DSEE:                                   (Version 2.2)  (Version 3.0)   (Version 3.2)
         simultaneous users of one library       60             60               60
         simultaneous users of libraries         60             60               60
            on one node
         branches in an element                  32000          32000            32000
         versions on a branch                    32000          32000            32000
         single version size (in lines)          200000         200000           200000
         components in a model                   32767          32767            32767
         levels that components in a model       31             31               31
           can be nested
         libraries referenced by one model       63             128              128

     GPR:
         bitmap dimensions (x,y)                 8192 x 8192    8192 x 8192      8192 x 8192
         bitmap planes                           8              8                8
         hidden memory bitmap (x,y)              224 x 224      224 x 224        224 x 224

     GMR2D:
         metafile size (bytes):
           DN3xx, DN550                          7 MB           7 MB             7 MB
           DNx60                                 250 MB         250 MB           250 MB
           DN3xxx, DN560                         56 MB          56 MB            56 MB
         ablocks/user                            40             40               40
         aclasses/user                           16             16               16
         vertices in polylines                   1000           1000             1000
         vertices in polygons                    1000           1000             1000
         open metafiles                          16             16               16
         font families                           8              8                8
         fonts (stroke and raster)               32             32               32
         segments                                65536          65536            65536

     GMR3D:
         metafile size (bytes):
           DN3xx, DN550                          7 MB           7 MB             7 MB
           DNx60                                 250 MB         250 MB           250 MB
           DN3xxx, DN560, DN570, DN580           56 MB          56 MB            56 MB
         ablocks/user                            40             40               40
         aclasses/user                           16             16               16
         vertices in polylines                   1024           1024             1024
         vertices in polygons                    1024           1024             1024
         vertices in mesh                        1024           1024             1024
         element length (in words)               32767          32767            32767
         viewports                               64             64               64
         path depth for picking,                 32             32               32
           dynamic mode and echoing

     GSR (future limits):
         gao instruction length (in words)              32767
         buffer length (in words)                       16#7FFFFFFF

     Dialogue:
         .DPD file size (in words)               256K           2M               2M
         tasks and techniques                    32K            32K              32K
         menu and switch entries                 1368           1368             1368

     /com/ed
         file size (in bytes)                    256,000        256,000          256,000
         file length (in lines)                  6,000          6,000            6,000

     /com/fpat
         maximum argument length (characters)    128            128              128

     /com/fpatb
         block length (in bytes)                 15,000         15,000           15,000

     /com/fmc

     Misc:
         user processes                          24             56               56
           (lower on internet routers
            or when NETSVC -SERVERS is used)
         mappable user segments (not protected):
           16 MB VA's                            312            312              312
          256 MB 460's                           7679           7423             7423
          256 MB 020's                                          230Mb            230Mb
                                                                (7360 segs.)
           64 MB 020's                           1656           1656             1656
           64 MB 3000's                          1664           1600             1600
            2 GB Turbo's                         60927          60927            60927
         N-key rollover on keyboard              6              6                6
         stack size                              256K           256K             settable (default = 256k)
         entries/ACL                             22             22               22



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