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

SQL Sorting on Disk (-SQLTempDisk)

Use SQL Sorting on Disk (-SQLTempDisk) to define the size in K-bytes of the temporary table for backup storage on disk.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-SQLTempDisk value
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
SQL	100000000	5000	500000	500000

value

Size in K-bytes of the temporary table for backup storage on disk.

Increasing the value of -SQLTempDisk benefits the sorting of very large amounts of data.

Note: Since disk space is allocated on demand, this parameter is an upper bound.