Have you tried using the max-pool-size setting on your datasource: <min-pool-size>5</min-pool-size> | <max-pool-size>100</max-pool-size> By default, i guess the max-pool-size is 20(not sure though) Here you will find the details: http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ConfigDataSources anonymous wrote : I get a new connection object when I call the init method of each of my servlets (there are about 20), that is the only connection object I use for that servlet (I pass it as a parameter to the various factory classes I use within the servlet to do database access). Is this really required to be done this way. Cant you create a new connection whenever you need it? If you are going by the approach you mention, then the Connection will be held by the servlet during its entire lifetime(i.e. until destroy() is called, where you can call Connection.close()). This would mean that the Connection will *NOT* be released till the servlet is destroyed. Ideally, you can lookup the datasource object in your init() method and maintain that datasource object through out the lifetime of the servlet. Then whenever an connection is required, use this datasource object and create a new connection. Something like: MyServlet.java: init() { | | DataSource ds = null; | String sourceName = ""; | | try | { | ctx = new InitialContext(); | | if(ctx == null ) | throw new NamingException("Error 'Db.getConnection' - No Context"); | | sourceName = this.getDbName(ctx); | | ds = (DataSource)ctx.lookup(sourceName); | } | catch (NamingException e) | { | MtrErr.writeExc(MtrErr.OTHER_SOURCE,this.getClass().toString(),"getConnection",e); | } | catch (Exception e) | { | MtrErr.writeExc(MtrErr.OTHER_SOURCE,this.getClass().toString(),"getConnection",e); | } | | | } | | | doGet() { | Connection conn = null; | try { | conn = this.ds.getConnection(); | //use this connection object | | } finally { | //Dont forget to close the connection | if (conn != null) { | conn.close(); | } | } View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3958034#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...