This configuration parameter dictates the utmost variety of concurrently executing queries permitted inside a ClickHouse server occasion. It serves as an important management mechanism, stopping useful resource exhaustion and guaranteeing system stability. If the variety of incoming queries exceeds this restrict, subsequent queries are queued till current ones full, thereby stopping overload.
Correctly configuring this restrict is paramount for sustaining responsiveness and stopping efficiency degradation. Setting it too excessive can result in extreme useful resource consumption, inflicting reminiscence stress, CPU rivalry, and probably instability. Conversely, setting it too low can artificially limit throughput, leaving system sources underutilized and rising question latency. Traditionally, the necessity for such a mechanism arose from the inherent challenges of managing concurrent workloads in database techniques, particularly beneath situations of excessive demand.
