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Gaurav Kumar
Gaurav Kumar

Reputation: 35

how many maximum session of a particular browser can be opened using selenium

i am trying doing automation using selenium......i have opened a hub by 
`start java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.40.0.jar -role hub -port 6156`
and then started a node on a fifefox browser by 
`start java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.40.0.jar -role node -hub
http://localhost:6156/grid/register -browser                                                                                                                                 "browserName=firefox,setjavascriptEnabled=true,acceptSslCerts=true,maxInstances=5,platform=WINDOWS" -port 6157`

here i mentioned maxInstances=5, if i change it to 10 then also at one instance only 5 browser is opening.......can anybody suggest that is it a restriction in selenium that at one instance we can have only maxium 5 instance of a particular browser opening......how many maxium session of firefox can i open at one time.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4741

Answers (1)

Varun Menon
Varun Menon

Reputation: 390

Set the '-maxSession' property. This property represents how many browsers can be run simultaneously in a node.

'maxInstances' sets how many instances of a particular browser can opened where as 'maxSession' decides how many total browsers (includes all firefox,ie, chrome etc.) can be run in a node.

Upvotes: 1

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