Enter a number that represents the maximum number of sessions that this pool will be allowed to allocate from a HostConnection.connect() method.

 

Note that the maximum sessions for all pool definitions does not need to add-up to the licensed number of pooled sessions.  The sum of all maximum session values can be higher than the licensed amount, which allows for peak periods for certain pools.  Note that once all pooled sessions are allocated, no more are available, but this doesn't mean that you cannot have a flexible maximum for the different pools and let traffic determine which pool gets the most sessions.