The following table lists the physical limitations on size and number of objects in a SQL Anywhere database. The memory, CPU, and disk drive of the computer are more limiting factors in most cases.
| Item | Limitation |
|---|---|
| Database size | 13 files per database. For each file, the largest file allowed by operating system and file system |
| Dbspace size | 228 x page size |
| Temporary file size | 228 x page size |
| Field size | 2 GB |
| File size (FAT 12) | 16 MB |
| File size (FAT 16) | 2 GB |
| File size (FAT 32) | 4 GB |
| File size for NTFS, HP-UX 11.0 and later, Solaris 2.6 and later, Linux 2.4 and later) |
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| File size (all other platforms and file systems) | 2 GB |
| Maximum cache size (non-AWE cache) (Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition) | 1.8 GB |
| Maximum cache size (non-AWE cache) (Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Enterprise Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic) | 2.7 GB |
| Maximum cache size (AWE cache) (Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition ) | 100% of all available memory - 128 MB |
| Maximum cache size (Windows Mobile) | Limited by available memory on the device |
| Maximum cache size (Unix—Solaris, x86 Linux, AIX, HP) | 2 GB for 32-bit servers |
| Maximum cache size (Win 64) | Limited by physical memory on 64-bit servers |
| Maximum cache size (Itanium HP-UX) | Limited by physical memory on 64-bit servers |
| Maximum index entry size | No limit |
| Number of databases per server | 255 |
| Number of columns per table |
45000 Note: An excessive number of columns, although allowed, can affect performance. |
| Number of nullable constants per table | min( 45000, ( page size - overhead ) * 8 ) |
| Number of columns in a procedure result set | 45000 |
| Number of columns in a SELECT list | 100000 |
| Number of columns in a GROUP BY list | 100000 |
| Number of columns in a GROUP BY with grouping sets | 64 |
| Number of columns in a CUBE | 15 |
| Number of distinct grouping sets | 32768 |
| Length of DEFAULT for a column | 32768 |
| Length of COMPUTE for a column | 32768 |
| Length of DEFAULT for procedure parameters | 32768 |
| Length of DEFAULT for a user-defined domain | 32768 |
| Length of check constraints | 2 GB |
| Number of indexes per table | 232 |
| Number of rows per database | 4096 x 228 x 13 |
| Number of rows per table | 4096 x 228 |
| Number of tables per database | 232 - 220 - 1 = 4293918719 |
| Number of temporary tables per connection | 220 = 1048576 |
| Number of tables referenced per transaction | No limit |
| Number of stored procedures per database | 232 - 1 = 4294967295 |
| Number of concurrent statements per database server | 20 x number-of-database-connections + 65534 |
| Number of events per database | 231 - 1 = 2147483647 |
| Number of triggers per database | 232 - 1 = 4294967295 |
| Row size | Limited by file size |
| Table size | Maximum file size. User-created indexes for the table can be stored separately from the table |
| Strings | 2 GB |
| Binary data types | 2 GB |
| Identifiers (including user IDs, table names, and column names) | 128 bytes |
| Passwords | 255 bytes |
| Database server names |
250 bytes (TCP/IP and shared memory See -n server option and ServerName connection parameter [ENG]. |
| Database names |
250 bytes See -n database option. |
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