NBRDBUF control statement

This optional control statement specifies the number of direct buffers—that is, the number of single blocks or CIs read in direct mode—that should be resident in the buffer for look-aside purposes.

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NBRDBUF n

Position: Description
1: Code the NBRDBUF keyword to change the number of direct buffers.
9: Code the numeric value n from 3 through 255 to be left-aligned. The default value assigned to NBRDBUF is twice the number assigned to RANSIZE, which is the number of single blocks or CIs resident in a buffer for look-aside purposes.