Backend Index
Backend Indexes are used to store information that makes it possible to locate entries very quickly when processing search operations.
Indexing is performed on a per-attribute level and different types of indexing may be performed for different kinds of attributes, based on how they are expected to be accessed during search operations.
Backend Index properties
You can use configuration expressions to set property values at startup time. For details, see Property value substitution.
| Basic Properties | Advanced Properties |
|---|---|
attribute |
attribute
Synopsis |
Specifies the name of the attribute for which the index is to be maintained. |
Default value |
None |
Allowed values |
The name of an attribute type defined in the LDAP schema. |
Multi-valued |
No |
Required |
Yes |
Admin action required |
None |
Advanced |
No |
Read-only |
Yes |
big-index-included-attribute-value
Synopsis |
An attribute value which should be indexed in any big indexes. |
Description |
Restricts the set of attribute values indexed by big indexes. All attribute values will be indexed by default. |
Default value |
All attribute values will be indexed. |
Allowed values |
A string. |
Multi-valued |
Yes |
Required |
No |
Admin action required |
None The index must be rebuilt before it will reflect the new attribute value(s). |
Advanced |
No |
Read-only |
No |
big-index-matching-rule
Synopsis |
The extensible matching rule in a big index. |
Description |
An extensible matching rule must be specified using either LOCALE or OID of the matching rule. |
Default value |
No big index matching rules will be indexed. |
Allowed values |
A Locale or an OID. |
Multi-valued |
Yes |
Required |
No |
Admin action required |
None The index must be rebuilt before it will reflect the new value. |
Advanced |
No |
Read-only |
No |
confidentiality-enabled
Synopsis |
Specifies whether contents of the index should be confidential. |
Description |
Setting the flag to true will hash keys for equality type indexes using SHA-1 and encrypt the list of entries matching a substring key for substring indexes. |
Default value |
false |
Allowed values |
true false |
Multi-valued |
No |
Required |
No |
Admin action required |
None If the index for the attribute must be protected for security purposes and values for that attribute already exist in the database, the index must be rebuilt before it will be accurate. The property cannot be set on a backend for which confidentiality is not enabled. |
Advanced |
No |
Read-only |
No |
index-extensible-matching-rule
Synopsis |
The extensible matching rule in an extensible index. |
Description |
An extensible matching rule must be specified using either LOCALE or OID of the matching rule. |
Default value |
No extensible matching rules will be indexed. |
Allowed values |
A Locale or an OID. |
Multi-valued |
Yes |
Required |
No |
Admin action required |
None The index must be rebuilt before it will reflect the new value. |
Advanced |
No |
Read-only |
No |
index-type
Synopsis |
Specifies the type(s) of indexing that should be performed for the associated attribute. |
Description |
For equality, presence, and substring index types, the associated attribute type must have a corresponding matching rule. |
Default value |
None |
Allowed values |
|
Multi-valued |
Yes |
Required |
Yes |
Admin action required |
None If any new index types are added for an attribute, and values for that attribute already exist in the database, the index must be rebuilt before it will be accurate. |
Advanced |
No |
Read-only |
No |
ttl-age
Synopsis |
The age when timestamps are considered to have expired. |
Default value |
0s |
Allowed values |
Uses duration syntax. Lower limit: 0 milliseconds. |
Multi-valued |
No |
Required |
No |
Admin action required |
None |
Advanced |
No |
Read-only |
No |
Advanced properties
Use the --advanced
option to access advanced properties.
index-entry-limit
Synopsis |
Specifies the maximum number of entries that are allowed to match a given index key before that particular index key is no longer maintained. |
Description |
This is analogous to the ALL IDs threshold in the Sun Java System Directory Server. If this is specified, its value overrides the JE backend-wide configuration. For no limit, use 0 for the value. Changing the index entry limit significantly can result in serious performance degradation. Please read the documentation before changing this setting. |
Default value |
4000 |
Allowed values |
An integer. Lower limit: 0. Upper limit: 2147483647. |
Multi-valued |
No |
Required |
No |
Admin action required |
None If any index keys have already reached this limit, indexes must be rebuilt before they will be allowed to use the new limit. |
Advanced |
Yes |
Read-only |
No |