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You can move view indexes out of Notes databases on a server into separate view index files (.NDX files).
Before you begin
To use this feature, databases must be at ODS version 51 or higher. For information about ODS and controlling ODS version, see Domino on-disk structure (ODS).
The configuration fields in the Server document described here are new in Domino 12.0.2. To use these fields, the Domino server being configured must be Domino 12.0.2 or higher and use a V12.0.2 or higher pubnames.ntf design.
About this task
This feature is useful for large databases and provides the following benefits:
Procedure
1. Enable transactional logging in the Server document in the Domino directory.
2. In the Server document, click the NIFNSF tab and complete the following fields:
The corresponding notes.ini setting used prior to V12.0.2 was NIFNSFEnable=1.
The corresponding notes.ini setting used prior to V12.0.2 wasNIFBasePath=<path>.
The corresponding notes.ini setting used prior to V12.0.2 wasCREATE_NIFNSF_DATABASES=1.
What to do next
Run the following server console command to show all databases, indicate whether they use separate view indexes (NIFNSF state ON), and if so the .NDXfile size:
show dir -nifnsf
Run the following server console command to show only information about databases that use separate view indexes:
show dir -nifnsfonly
Run the following command to enable separate view indexes for a database. Restart the server after running the command:
load compact -c -nifnsf on <database>.nsf
To disable separate view indexes on an database that currently uses them, run the following compact command on the server:
load compact -c -nifnsf off <database>.nsf
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