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Startup Command and Parameter
Reference


Blocks in Database Buffers (-B)

Operating 
System
and
Syntax 
UNIX
Windows 
-B n 
Use
With 
Maximum
Value1 
Minimum
Value 
Single-user
Default 
Multi-user
Default 
CC, DBS
System dependent1
10
20
(8 * users) 2
  1. Limited by available memory.
  2. The users value is specified by the Number of Users (-n) parameter.

n

The number of blocks in the database buffers.

Use Database Buffers (-B) to specify the number of blocks in the database buffers. The optimum value depends on your application. See the Progress Database Administration Guide and Reference for more information.


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