Thanks for your help.
This is what I get in the mod_jk.log :
[Fri Apr 20 10:59.18 2007] [9661:19648] [debug] wc_create_worker::jk_worker.c
(144): about to create instance server1-instance1 of ajp13
[Fri Apr 20 10:59.18 2007] [9661:19648] [debug] wc_create_worker::jk_worker.c
(157): about to
A pool size of 1 for a thread count of 20 per process is somewhat
strange. But OK, you could insist on this wish. Yes, it should be
configurable like that.
Start apache with JkLogLevel debug and check the log file about messages
concerning the pool size. You don't need to produce any traffic