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Setting Parameters for Shared-Memory Performance

Table 26 lists the ONCONFIG parameters that set shared-memory performance options. For more information, see the chapter on configuration parameters in the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Administrator's Reference.

Table 26. Setting Shared-Memory Performance Options
Configuration Parameter Purpose
CKPTINTVL Specifies the maximum number of seconds that can elapse before the database server checks if a checkpoint is needed
CLEANERS Specifies the number of page-cleaner threads that the database server is to run
RA_PAGES Specifies the number of disk pages that the database server should attempt to read ahead when it performs sequential scans of data or index records
RA_THRESHOLD Specifies the number of unprocessed memory pages that, after they are read, cause the database server to read ahead on disk
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