Supercharging FirebirdSQL: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:35, 14 October 2022

Introduction

By Default firebird will not fully utilise the available RAM. Below is the how to Supercharging the FirebirdSQL so that

01. Fully utilise the available RAM (about 90% depend how big is the FDB size & number of FDB connected)

02. Improve performance

Requirement

64 bit Firebird Server
Minimum 16 GB & above RAM

Steps

01. Browse to Firebird folder (Normally in C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_3_0 for Firebird 3).

02. Look for firebird.conf file & copy to Desktop.

03. Open the firebird.conf at Desktop.

04. Look for #DefaultDbCachePages = 2048.

05. Remove the # .

06. Change the 2048 to 1000000 for 16 GB RAM. (will use 8GB RAM)

07. Save the file.

08. Copy the firebird.conf at Desktop.

09. Paste & Replace it in the Firebird folder firebird.conf file.

10. Restart the Server.

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 ==Introduction==
 By Default firebird will not fully utilise the available RAM. Below is the how to Supercharging the FirebirdSQL so that
-:01. Fully utilise the available RAM
+:01. Fully utilise the available RAM (about 90% depend how big is the FDB size & number of FDB connected)
 :02. Improve performance
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 ==Steps==
-:01. Browse to Firebird folder (Normally in ''C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_3_0'' for Firebird 3) & look for '''firebird.conf''' file
+:01. Browse to Firebird folder (Normally in ''C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_3_0'' for Firebird 3).
-:02. Copy to Desktop.
+:02. Look for <span style="color:#0000ff">firebird.conf</span> file & copy to Desktop.
-:03. Open the firebird.conf at Desktop
+:03. Open the <span style="color:#0000ff">firebird.conf</span> at Desktop.
-:04. Look for '''#DefaultDbCachePages = 2048'''
+:04. Look for <span style="color:red">#DefaultDbCachePages = 2048</span>.
-:05. Remove the <span style="color:green">#</span> and change the <span style="color:green">2048</span> to <span style="color:#0000ff">150000</span> for 16 GB RAM
+:05. Remove the <span style="color:green">#</span> .
+:06. Change the <span style="color:green">2048</span> to <span style="color:#0000ff">1000000</span> for 16 GB RAM. (will use 8GB RAM)
+:07. Save the file.
+:08. Copy the <span style="color:#0000ff">firebird.conf</span> at Desktop.
+:09. Paste & Replace it in the Firebird folder  <span style="color:#0000ff">firebird.conf</span> file.
+:10. Restart the Server.
 ==See also==
 * Others [[Customisation]]