ServiceThrottlingBehavior.MaxConcurrentInstances Property
Gets or sets a value that specifies the maximum number of InstanceContext objects in the service that can execute at one time.
Namespace: System.ServiceModel.Description
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Int32The maximum number of InstanceContext objects in the service at one time. The default is the sum of the value of MaxConcurrentSessions and the value of MaxConcurrentCalls..
The MaxConcurrentInstances property specifies the maximum number of InstanceContext objects in the service. It is important to keep in mind the relationship between the MaxConcurrentInstances property and the InstanceContextMode property. If InstanceContextMode is PerSession, the resulting value is the total number of sessions. If InstanceContextMode is PerCall, the resulting value is the number of concurrent calls. If a message arrives while the maximum number of InstanceContext objects already exist, the message is held until an InstanceContext object closes.
You can also set the values of this attribute by using the <serviceThrottling> element in an application configuration file.
The following code example shows the use of ServiceThrottlingBehavior from an application configuration file that sets the MaxConcurrentSessions, MaxConcurrentCalls and MaxConcurrentInstances properties to 1 as an example. Real-world experience determines what the optimal settings are for any particular application.
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<!-- use appSetting to configure base address provided by host -->
<add key="baseAddress" value="http://localhost:8080/ServiceMetadata" />
</appSettings>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service
name="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation.SampleService"
behaviorConfiguration="Throttled" >
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:8080/SampleService"/>
</baseAddresses>
</host>
<endpoint
address=""
binding="wsHttpBinding"
contract="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation.ISampleService"
/>
<endpoint
address="mex"
binding="mexHttpBinding"
contract="IMetadataExchange"
/>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="Throttled">
<serviceThrottling
maxConcurrentCalls="1"
maxConcurrentSessions="1"
maxConcurrentInstances="1"
/>
<serviceMetadata
httpGetEnabled="true"
httpGetUrl=""
/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<!-- use appSetting to configure base address provided by host -->
<add key="baseAddress" value="http://localhost:8080/ServiceMetadata" />
</appSettings>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service
name="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation.SampleService"
behaviorConfiguration="Throttled" >
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:8080/SampleService"/>
</baseAddresses>
</host>
<endpoint
address=""
binding="wsHttpBinding"
contract="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation.ISampleService"
/>
<endpoint
address="mex"
binding="mexHttpBinding"
contract="IMetadataExchange"
/>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="Throttled">
<serviceThrottling
maxConcurrentCalls="1"
maxConcurrentSessions="1"
maxConcurrentInstances="1"
/>
<serviceMetadata
httpGetEnabled="true"
httpGetUrl=""
/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
