Re: BUFFERS parameter - lost?

From: heikkka4@my-deja.com > > I am sorry to bother you but I am completely lost with parameter > "BUFFERS". I thought that BUFFERS represent maximum number of buffers > (units!) and that my buffer space is BUFFERS * buffer size (2048 bytes) That's right. > So if I need to hold 20 % of my 100 mega application data (= 20 Mb)in > the buffer space, how many buffers do I need? > I thought I would set parameter BUFFERS to 10 000 because > 10 000 * 2048 = 20 480 000 bytes = 20,48 MB. > Am I completely wrong??? No. > I red Informix manual and their say about BUFFERS parameter as > follows: > > Parameter: BUFFERS > Number of Units: bytes > Maximum value: 768 kilobytes > > Do BUFFERS parameter specify some kind of space in kilobytes > and not a number of 2048 byte buffers? And how do I understand > the maximum value for the parameter? BUFFERS is the number of <pagesize> buffers allocated. Generally it's a 2048-byte pagesize, but some machines have a 4096-byte page size. > This may be the most stupid question you have ever heard, but > I would greatly appreciate your help. I do not anybody here > to ask from. Nope. Not even close! :-) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com