Why do systems with the same packages and software versions have different fs.file-max values?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When comparing the /proc/sys/fs/file-max values on different systems, there are different values even though all machines are configured with the same software.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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