ADMINISTERING
Enable the setting Use Domino Attachment and Object Service on the Advanced tab of the database properties to reduce the total cost of ownership of maintaining any Notes® database by storing attached files in a separate data repository on the Domino® server. This setting reduces document overhead for all participating databases on a server by maintaining a single copy of any attachment that can then be used in multiple documents in any database on the server.
About this task
Enabling the setting marks the database for participation in attachment consolidation. The consolidation feature must also be enabled in the Server document (DAOS tab), and transaction logging must also be enabled.
You must be at least a database administrator to enable the setting. If a database is not upgraded to the current ODS level, the Domino Attachment and Object Service (DAOS) property does not display on the Advanced tab.
Enabling the setting for an existing database consolidates only attachments created and saved in the database from then on. To consolidate both existing attachments and new ones, run a copy-style compact operation on the database after enabling the setting.
If you enable DAOS for mail databases, you may want to enable DAOS for allMAIL.BOX files on the server. Doing this can reduce disk and network I/O between the MAIL.BOX and the destination mail boxes on the server.
To mark a selected database for attachment consolidation
Procedure
1. From the Domino Administrator client, select File -> Application -> Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab. (The icon on this tab is a beanie.)
3. Enable Use Domino Attachment and Object Service.
1. From the Domino Administrator client, select Files -> Advanced Properties.
2. Enable Use Domino Attachment and Object Service.
Related tasks Specifying server settings for attachment consolidation Backing up servers that participate in attachment consolidation (DAOS)