SORTSIZE= Parameter File Option

Specifies the amount of memory to allocate for sort operations.

Valid in: spdsserv.parm parameter file
Syntax
Required Argument
Details

Syntax

SORTSIZE=n | nK | nM | nG;

Required Argument

n

specifies a number that indicates the amount of memory in terms of bytes (1), kilobytes (1,024 bytes), megabytes (1,048,576 bytes), or gigabytes (1,073,741,824 bytes).

Details

During parallel sort operations, the memory that SORTSIZE= allocates is divided evenly among the sort threads. For best results, specify SORTSIZE= values in the range 256 MB–1 GB per parallel sort thread, or between 256 * MAXSORTTHREADS= and 1 GB * MAXSORTTHREADS=.
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Last updated: February 3, 2017