When global buffers are enabled, the NUMBER IS clause is used to specify the default number of global buffers per node. The default number of global buffers is the maximum number of users multiplied by 5. (In the RDO syntax for database parameters, a user is the same as an attach.) You can override the default by defining a value for the logical name RDM$BIND_ BUFFERS. Although you can change the NUMBER IS parameter online, the change will only take effect the next time that the database is opened. By default, a database can be opened automatically (that is, by any user who invokes the database and executes a data manipulation language statement). If the database was modified so that it must be manually opened, the RMU/OPEN command must be used to open it.