Supercharging FirebirdSQL

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

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.