Search Limited to 32 Connections

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SYMPTOMS

When you use multiple catalogs as part of a single search, only a small number of concurrent users are able to connect and perform the search.

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CAUSE

Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Search has a static pool of 32 connections. Each catalog in a search uses a connection. With a four-catalog search, only eight concurrent users can connect (4 x 8 = 32).

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, apply the latest Site Server 3.0 service pack.

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server version 3.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Microsoft Site Server version 3.0. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

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MORE INFORMATION

With this fix, the connection pool is now dynamic.

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APPLIES TO

MSN Search, when used with:

Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition

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kbbug kbfix kbsiteserv300sp1fix KB188004

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