Configurations

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You can configure separate settings for the server and client aspects of the database engine. The settings allow you to optimize the performance of the engine based on your business requirements.

Figure illustrates the flow from an application program to the database files at the operating system. The database engine resides between the application program and the data files.

 
Figure 2-1 Conceptual View of Database Engine Configuration

The types of settings that you can configure for server include the following:

• Access
• Communications buffer size
• Communication protocols
• Compatibility (with previous versions of the MKDE)
• Data integrity
• Debugging
• Directories
• Memory usage
• Performance
• Security (Pervasive.SQL Server on NetWare only)

The types of settings that you can configure for client include the following:

• Access
• Communication protocols
• Performance
• Security
• Application characteristics

You configure these settings within the PCC. See Chapters 4 and 5 for the tasks and references pertaining to configuration.