Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

Recovery Log Threshold (-bithold)

Use Recovery Log Threshold (-bithold) to set the maximum size to which recovery log files can grow.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-bithold n
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Database Server	System dependent1	System dependent1	–	–

1Limited by available disk space.

n

An integer specifying the threshold, in MB.

The recommended threshold is between 3% and 100% of the largest possible recovery log file size, rounded to the nearest cluster boundary. If the threshold is set above 1000MB, OpenEdge issues a warning message to the display and the database log (.lg) file. Once the threshold is reached, the database performs an emergency shutdown. See OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration for more information about recovery logs.