Pin Shared Memory (-pinshm)

Using the Pin Shared Memory (-pinshm) parameter prevents the database engine from swapping shared memory contents to disk, which can help improve performance.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX	-pinshm
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Database Server	—	—	—	—

Pin Shared Memory (-pinshm) is only supported on UNIX platforms, excluding IBM AIX.