If the -maxAreas parameter is included at server startup, the server verifies that the maximum area number defined for the database is less than or equal to the parameter value. If -maxAreas n is smaller than the maximum defined area number, the server will not start and will issue an error message. The following example shows the error message created when -maxAreas 200 was specified on the server startup of a database with a maximum area number of 2000:

4:21:45 BROKER  0: Startup parameter -maxAreas 200 is too small to open a 
database with area number 2000 (13795)