Performance system values: Maximum eligible threads

The Maximum eligible threads system value is also known as QMAXACTLVL. You can use this system value to specify the maximum number of eligible threads.

Quick reference
Location From IBM® Navigator for i, select Configuration and Service > System Values. Right-click on Performance and click Properties, then select the Memory Pools tab.
Special authority None.
Default value No maximum.
Changes take effect Immediately.
Lockable No.

What can I do with this system value?

You can specify the number of threads that can compete at the same time for memory and processor resources. For all active subsystems, the sum of all threads running in all memory pools cannot exceed the value you specify. If a thread cannot be processed because the activity level has been reached, the thread waits until another thread reaches a time slice or a long wait.

This system value has the following values:

No maximum (*NOMAX)
This is the suggested setting.
1-32767
Specify the maximum number of eligible threads.