Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

> ## Before-image Buffers (-bibufs)

> Operating system and syntax | UNIX Windows | `-bibufs` `n`
> Use with | Maximum value | Minimum value | Single-user default | Multi-user default
> DBS | – | 3 | – | 20

> ``n``

> The number of before-image buffers.

> Use Before-image Buffers (-`bibufs`) to specify the number of before-image buffers. This parameter is useful only when running the before-image writer (BIW). The BIW continually writes the filled before-image buffers to disk, making the buffers available to other client and server processes. Without a BIW writing the buffers, any gain from increasing the number of buffers is negligible.

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