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Parameter Attributes

This chapter describes one or more of the following attributes (if relevant) for each parameter.

Attribute
Description
onconfig.std
value
The default value that appears in the onconfig.std file

The database server uses these default values for both a single coserver configuration and a multiple-coserver configuration.

if not present
The value that the database server supplies if the parameter is missing from your ONCONFIG file

This value might not be present in onconfig.std, and the database server calculates the value based on other values in onconfig.std.

units
The units in which the parameter is expressed
separators
The separators that can be used when the parameter value has several parts

Do not use white space within a parameter value.

range of values
The valid values for this parameter
takes effect
The time at which a change to the value of the parameter affects the operation of the database server

Reinitialize shared memory means to shut down and restart the database server.

Disk is initialized means to reinitialize the database server.

utilities
The database server utilities that you can use to change the value of the parameter

For more information, see Using a Utility to Change a Parameter Value.

refer to
Cross-reference to further discussion
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