OpenEdge Data Management:<br />Database Administration Blocks in Database Buffers (-B)

Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

Blocks in Database Buffers (-B)

Operating system

and syntax

UNIX

Windows

-B n

Use

with

Maximum value

Minimum value

Single-user default

Multi-user default¹

CC, DBS

System dependent²

10

20

Maximum of
(8 * users) or 3000

¹The users value is specified by the Number of Users (-n) parameter.

²Limited by available memory.

n
The number of blocks in the database buffers.

Use Blocks in Database Buffers (-B) to specify the number of blocks in the database buffers. The optimum value depends on your application.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	`-B` `n`
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default¹
CC, DBS	System dependent²	10	20	Maximum of (8 * `users)` or 3000