Integer 

Static 

Derived from MTS_SERVERS (either 20 or 2*MTS_SERVERS) 

Operating system dependent 

MTS_MAX_SERVERS specifies the maximum number of shared server processes allowed to be running simultaneously. If artificial deadlocks occur too frequently on your system, you should increase the value of MTS_MAX_SERVERS.

See Also:

• Oracle8i Designing and Tuning for Performance for more information on setting this parameter.

• Oracle8i Concepts for information on artificial deadlocks.

• Your operating system specific Oracle documentation for the default value and range of values.