FMS Hardware Parameter NOPAGE

Data Type

Default Value

DESCRIPTION:

• -1
  Use the system page file.

• 0
  FMS opens it's own page file in the directory pointed to by FMSPAGE. This option is not recommended. Most UNIX systems will attempt to keep this page file consistent with the FMS memory, resulting in excessive page file activity.

• 1
  Use virtual to real memory (no page file required). Applies to Digital systems running VMS only. The memory is locked in the system and cannot be paged. Physical and virtual addresses are the same.

• 2
  Use virtual to real memory if it fits (Option 1). If it does not fit or the virtual to real memory is busy, use the FMS page file (Option 0).

On virtual memory machines, memory must be backed up by a page file. Because FMS may use more memory than typical applications, an option is provided to have FMS create it's own page file, which is the default.

If you want to use the normal system page file and know it is large enough to hold the amount of memory specified by MAXMD, you may specify

NOPAGE=-1

When using the system page file, you do not need to create a directory for the FMS page file or the link FMSPAGE which points to it.

By default, FMS creates a private page file in the directory pointed to by the link FMSPAGE. You must create the link FMSPAGE and the directory it points to. FMS automatically generates unique file names for the page files in FMSPAGE. When a job terminates normally, it's page file is deleted.

Because this parameter effects actions during FMSINI, it must be set in the License File.