manual.texi:

  Make InnoDB startup option samples easier to understand, do not recommend too big log files

Docs/manual.texi

@@ -36806,44 +36806,39 @@ hard disk.  Below is an example of possible configuration parameters in
 # You can write your other MySQL server options here
 # ...
 #
-innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:2000M;ibdata2:2000M
 innodb_data_home_dir = c:\ibdata
-set-variable = innodb_mirrored_log_groups=1
+#                                            Data files must be able to
+#                                            hold your data and indexes
+innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:2000M;ibdata2:2000M
+#                                            Set buffer pool size to 50 - 80 %
+#                                            of your computer's memory
+set-variable = innodb_buffer_pool_size=70M
+set-variable = innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=10M
 innodb_log_group_home_dir = c:\iblogs
+#                                            .._log_arch_dir must be the same
+#                                            as .._log_group_home_dir
+innodb_log_arch_dir = c:\iblogs
+innodb_log_archive=0
 set-variable = innodb_log_files_in_group=3
-set-variable = innodb_log_file_size=30M
+#                                            Set the log file size to about
+#                                            15 % of the buffer pool size
+set-variable = innodb_log_file_size=10M
 set-variable = innodb_log_buffer_size=8M
+#                                            Set ..flush_log_at_trx_commit to
+#                                            0 if you can afford losing
+#                                            a few last transactions 
 innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=1
-#.._arch_dir must be the same as .._log_group_home_dir
-innodb_log_arch_dir = c:\iblogs
-innodb_log_archive=0
-set-variable = innodb_buffer_pool_size=70M
-set-variable = innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=10M
 set-variable = innodb_file_io_threads=4
 set-variable = innodb_lock_wait_timeout=50
 @end example
 
-Note that some operating systems
-restrict file size to < 2G.
-The total size of data files has
+Note that data files must be < 4G, and < 2G on
+some file systems! The total size of data files has
 to be >= 10 MB.
 InnoDB does not create directories:
 you have to create them yourself.
-Check that the MySQL server
-has the rights to create files in the directories you specify.
-
-When you the first time create an InnoDB database, it
-is best that you start the MySQL server from the command
-prompt. Then InnoDB will print the information about the
-database creation to the screen, and you see what is
-happening. See below in section 3 what the printout
-should look like.
-For example, in Windows you can start @file{mysqld-max.exe} with:
-@example
-your-path-to-mysqld>mysqld-max --standalone --console
-@end example
 
-Suppose you have a Linux machine with 512 MB RAM and
+Suppose you have a Linux computer with 512 MB RAM and
 three 20 GB hard disks (at directory paths @file{/},
 @file{/dr2} and @file{/dr3}).
 Below is an example of possible configuration parameters in @file{my.cnf} for
@@ -36854,21 +36849,33 @@ InnoDB:
 # You can write your other MySQL server options here
 # ...
 #
-innodb_data_file_path = ibdata/ibdata1:2000M;dr2/ibdata/ibdata2:2000M
 innodb_data_home_dir = /
-set-variable = innodb_mirrored_log_groups=1
-innodb_log_group_home_dir = /dr3
+#                                            Data files must be able to
+#                                            hold your data and indexes
+innodb_data_file_path = ibdata/ibdata1:2000M;dr2/ibdata/ibdata2:2000M
+#                                            Set buffer pool size to 50 - 80 %
+#                                            of your computer's memory
+set-variable = innodb_buffer_pool_size=350M
+set-variable = innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=20M
+innodb_log_group_home_dir = /dr3/iblogs
+#                                            .._log_arch_dir must be the same
+#                                            as .._log_group_home_dir
+innodb_log_arch_dir = /dr3/iblogs
+innodb_log_archive=0
 set-variable = innodb_log_files_in_group=3
+#                                            Set the log file size to about
+#                                            15 % of the buffer pool size
 set-variable = innodb_log_file_size=50M
 set-variable = innodb_log_buffer_size=8M
+#                                            Set ..flush_log_at_trx_commit to
+#                                            0 if you can afford losing
+#                                            a few last transactions 
 innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=1
-#.._arch_dir must be the same as .._log_group_home_dir
-innodb_log_arch_dir = /dr3/iblogs
-innodb_log_archive=0
-set-variable = innodb_buffer_pool_size=350M
-set-variable = innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=20M
 set-variable = innodb_file_io_threads=4
 set-variable = innodb_lock_wait_timeout=50
+#innodb_flush_method=fdatasync
+#innodb_fast_shutdown=1
+#set-variable = innodb_thread_concurrency=5
 @end example
 
 Note that we have placed the two data files on different disks.
@@ -36882,6 +36889,10 @@ improve the performance of the database if all data is not placed
 on the same physical disk. Putting log files on a different disk from
 data is very often beneficial for performance.
 
+The combined size of the log files MUST be < 4G in a 32-bit computer,
+and to make recovery reasonably fast you should keep the combined size
+smaller than the buffer pool size.
+
 The meanings of the configuration parameters are the following:
 
 @multitable @columnfractions .30 .70
@@ -36909,8 +36920,10 @@ Number of log files in the log group. InnoDB writes to the files in a
 circular fashion. Value 3 is recommended here.
 @item @code{innodb_log_file_size} @tab 
 Size of each log file in a log group in megabytes. Sensible values range
-from 1M to the size of the buffer pool specified below. The bigger the
-value, the less checkpoint flush activity is needed in the buffer pool,
+from 1M to 1/nth of the size of the buffer pool specified below,
+where n is the number of log files in the group. The
+bigger the value,
+the less checkpoint flush activity is needed in the buffer pool,
 saving disk i/o. But bigger log files also mean that recovery will be
 slower in case of a crash. The combined size of log files must
 be < 4 GB on 32-bit computers.