Reserve=(Area=n,Aij=n) Reserves space in the database root file for storage areas or .aij files, or both. Replace the character n with the number of storage areas or .aij files for which you want to reserve space. Note that you cannot reserve areas for a single-file database. You can reserve .aij files for a single-file database, but once the database is converted, you cannot alter that reservation unless you backup and restore the database. This qualifier is useful if, when you are converting your database, you anticipate the need for additional storage areas or .aij files. Because the addition of new storage areas or .aij files requires that users not be attached to the database, adding them while the database is being converted minimizes the time that the database is inaccessible to users. By default, one .aij file and no storage area files are reserved.