Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual

nca:nca_vpmax

Description

Specifies the maximum amount of virtual memory (in pages) used by NCA for caching pages. This value should not be more than 75 percent of the total memory.

Default

25 percent of virtual memory

Range

1 percent to maximum amount of virtual memory

Dynamic?

No

When to Change

When using NCA on a system with more than 512 Mbytes of memory. If a system has a lot of virtual memory that is not being used, increase this parameter. Then, NCA will efficiently use this memory to cache new objects. As a result, system performance will increase.

This parameter should be increased in conjunction with nca_ppmax. Set this parameter about the same value as nca_vpmax, unless you have a system with more physical memory than virtual memory.

Commitment Level

Unstable