Try setting net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 1024 to sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 2048 Hope this helps, - Harper Harper Mann Groundwork Open Source Solutions 510-599-2075 (cell) http://itgroundwork.com > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Walker > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:52 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: mysql unable to open more that a 1020 connections > > Hello, > I am having trouble getting a mysql server to open more than 1020 > connections. > > Background: > I am in the process of upgrading from redhat 9 to rhel 3. The old > server could quite > happily open up 1500 connections, but the new rhel 3 always stops at > 1020 connections. > Both the rh9 and rhel 3 are using the same mysql versions and > configurations. > > Hardware and kernel version > The rhel 3 system > kernel 2.4.21-27.ELsmp > quad opteron 32 GB RAM. > The rh 9 > Kernel 2.4.20-8bigmem > dual xeon 12 GB RAM > > Both kernel are standard ones that are shipped with RedHat. > > Things I have changed > /proc/sys/fs/file-max and I am no where near the limit set there. > I have also looked at the output of sysctl -a but I cant see any obvoius > things I could change. > The output of which is included at the bottom > I have also looked at changing the values retruned by ulimit -a > in particular the open files it was set to 1020 and is now set to 3000. > > Any help here would be much appreciated. > > Thanks > > Aaron > > > vm.skip_mapped_pages = 0 > vm.stack_defer_threshold = 2048 > vm.inactive_clean_percent = 30 > vm.dcache_priority = 0 > vm.hugetlb_pool = 0 > vm.max_map_count = 65536 > vm.max-readahead = 31 > vm.min-readahead = 3 > vm.page-cluster = 3 > vm.pagetable_cache = 25 50 > vm.kswapd = 512 32 8 > vm.pagecache = 1 15 30 > vm.overcommit_ratio = 50 > vm.overcommit_memory = 0 > vm.bdflush = 50 500 0 0 500 3000 80 50 0 > kernel.mem_nmi_panic = 0 > kernel.unknown_nmi_panic = 0 > kernel.sercons_esc = -1 > kernel.overflowgid = 65534 > kernel.overflowuid = 65534 > kernel.random.uuid = 8808693b-9dc4-418e-9519-8d751a7ff333 > kernel.random.boot_id = 173aabe6-fc44-4042-bae3-e8652c0db634 > kernel.random.write_wakeup_threshold = 128 > kernel.random.read_wakeup_threshold = 64 > kernel.random.entropy_avail = 2480 > kernel.random.poolsize = 512 > kernel.pid_max = 32768 > kernel.threads-max = 14336 > kernel.cad_pid = 1 > kernel.sysrq-timer = 10 > kernel.sysrq-sticky = 0 > kernel.sysrq-key = 84 > kernel.sysrq = 0 > kernel.sem = 250 32000 32 128 > kernel.msgmnb = 16384 > kernel.msgmni = 16 > kernel.msgmax = 8192 > kernel.shmmni = 4096 > kernel.shmall = 2097152 > kernel.shmmax = 33554432 > kernel.rtsig-max = 1024 > kernel.rtsig-nr = 0 > kernel.acct = 4 2 30 > kernel.hotplug = /sbin/hotplug > kernel.modprobe = /sbin/modprobe > kernel.printk = 6 4 1 7 > kernel.ctrl-alt-del = 0 > kernel.real-root-dev = 256 > kernel.task_size = -1073741824 > kernel.cap-bound = -257 > kernel.tainted = 0 > kernel.core_pattern = core > kernel.core_setuid_ok = 0 > kernel.core_uses_pid = 1 > kernel.use-nx = 0 > kernel.exec-shield-randomize = 1 > kernel.exec-shield = 1 > kernel.print_fatal_signals = 0 > kernel.panic_on_oops = 1 > kernel.panic = 0 > kernel.domainname = (none) > kernel.hostname = db4.ixe.activehotels.com > kernel.version = #1 SMP Wed Dec 1 21:59:02 EST 2004 > kernel.osrelease = 2.4.21-27.ELsmp > kernel.ostype = Linux > fs.quota.syncs = 21 > fs.quota.free_dquots = 0 > fs.quota.allocated_dquots = 0 > fs.quota.cache_hits = 0 > fs.quota.writes = 0 > fs.quota.reads = 0 > fs.quota.drops = 0 > fs.quota.lookups = 0 > fs.aio-pinned = 0 > fs.aio-max-pinned = 2097152 > fs.aio-max-size = 131072 > fs.aio-max-nr = 65536 > fs.aio-nr = 0 > fs.lease-break-time = 45 > fs.dir-notify-enable = 1 > fs.leases-enable = 1 > fs.overflowgid = 65534 > fs.overflowuid = 65534 > fs.dentry-state = 2323 1381 45 0 0 0 > fs.file-max = 3355443 > fs.file-nr = 3874 393 3355443 > fs.inode-state = 8701 6688 0 0 0 0 0 > fs.inode-nr = 8701 6688 > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list