/BUFFER_SIZE=n
The InfoServer block cache is structured as an array of fixed-
size buffers (also called buckets.) The /BUFFER_SIZE qualifier
determines the size of each bucket. (The /CACHE qualifer
determines the number of buckets.)
The numeric value of this parameter is an integer between 3 and
8 inclusive, representing the bucket size in 512-byte blocks as
follows:
3 - 8 blocks (default)
4 - 16 blocks
5 - 32 blocks
6 - 64 blocks
7 - 128 blocks
8 - 256 blocks
The default value is 3.
Bucket sizes that are larger than 32 blocks are not appropriate
for most users. The OpenVMS client segments I/O requests that
are larger than 31 blocks into 31-block chunks, and the default
bucket readahead behavior might result in unnecessary I/O
activity to the disk.