Syntax option: USER LIMIT IS max-glo-buffers Specifies the maximum number of global buffers each user allocates. Because global buffer pools are shared by all users, you must define an upper limit on how many global buffers a single user can allocate. This limit prevents a user from defining RDM$BIND_BUFFERS to use all the buffers in the global buffer pool. The user limit cannot be greater than the total number of global buffers. The default is 5 global buffers. Decide the maximum number of global buffers a user can allocate by dividing the total number of global buffers by the total number of users for whom you want to guarantee access to the database. For example, if the total number of global buffers is 200 and you want to guarantee access to the database for at least 10 users, set the maximum number of global buffers per user to 20. For maximum performance on a VMScluster system, tune the two global buffer parameters on each node in the cluster using the RMU Open command with the Global_Buffers qualifier. Although you can change the USER LIMIT IS parameter on line, the change does not take effect until the next time the database is opened. The NUMBER IS and USER LIMIT IS parameters are the only two buffer parameters specific to global buffers. They are in effect on a per node basis rather than a per process basis.