They are probably http threads, which can be adjusted in server/xxx/deploy/jboss-web.deployer/service.xml. Add a minSpareThreads entry, and reduce the maxThreads entry: <Connector port="8080" address="${jboss.bind.address}" | minSpareThreads=1 maxThreads="50" maxHttpHeaderSize="8192" | emptySessionPath="true" protocol="HTTP/1.1" | enableLookups="false" redirectPort="8443" acceptCount="100" | connectionTimeout="20000" disableUploadTimeout="true" /> View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4094230#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...