The value of SHADOW_MAX_COPY controls how many parallel copy threads are allowed on a given node. Carefully consider the needs of each shadowed node when you set this parameter. Too high a value for SHADOW_MAX_COPY can affect performance by allowing too many copy threads to operate in parallel. Too low a value unnecessarily restricts the number of threads your system can effectively handle. See VSI Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS for more information about setting system parameters for volume shadowing. SHADOW_MAX_COPY has the AUTOGEN and DYNAMIC attributes.