SQL/MX 2.x Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)
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HP NonStop SQL/MX Reference Manual—523725-004
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Query Optimization and Performance
MSCF_ET_REMOTE_MSG_
TRANSFER
The value of this default is used to factor in the cost 
of transferring messages to and from a remote node. 
It reflects the bandwidth of the physical 
communication link. You should set it to a value 
greater than the cost factor of transferring messages 
to or from a local node, which is 0.000046.
Allowable values: 1.17549e-038 through 
3.40282e+38.
The default value is 0.00005.
NUMBER_OF_USERS Set to the number of users that can run concurrent 
queries that use large amounts of memory. For 
these queries, the optimizer uses this number to limit 
the amount of memory available for one user. The 
larger the number, the less memory available for 
operators (such as hash join) that use much 
memory.
Allowable values: 1, >1.
The default setting is 1, which means that all 
available memory can be assigned to one query.
OLT_QUERY_OPT Set to ON or OFF. When set to ON, NonStop 
SQL/MX enables a fast path evaluation method for 
certain simple SQL queries, such as a single table 
unique select. 
For more information about this setting, see the 
SQL/MX Query Guide.
The default is ON.
OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL Set to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to indicate increasing effort 
in optimizing SQL queries.
For more information about this setting, see the 
SQL/MX Query Guide.
The default is 3.
OPTS_PUSH_DOWN_DAM Set to 1 (on) or 0 (off). When set to 1, the system 
considers pushing down a plan to DAM for 
compound statements or nested joins. When set to 
0, the system does not consider this option. When 
pushing a plan down to DAM is possible (the value 
is 1), NonStop SQL/MX might not select the push-
down plan because of its cost.
For more information about this setting, see the 
SQL/MX Query Guide.
The default is 0.
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