Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Miscellaneous Tuning Tips
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2.
Use the
ldapmodify
command-line utility to add the
nsslapd-db-durable-transactions
attribute to the
cn=config,cn=ldbm
database,cn=plugins,cn=config
entry, and set the value of this attribute to
off
.
For information on the syntax of the
nsslapd-db-durable-transactions
attribute, see the Netscape Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File
Reference. For instructions on using
ldapmodify
, refer to “Adding and
Modifying Entries Using ldapmodify,” on page 57.
3.
Restart the Directory Server.
Specifying Transaction Batching
To improve update performance when full transaction durability is not required,
you can use the
nsslapd-db-transaction-batch-val
attribute to specify how
many transactions will be batched before being committed to the transaction log.
Setting this attribute to a value of greater than 0 causes the server to delay
committing transactions until the number of queued transactions is equal to the
attribute value. For transaction batching to be valid, the
nsslapd-db-durable-transaction
attribute must be set to
on
.
To specify or modify transaction batching while the server is running, use the
following procedure:
1.
Use the
ldapmodify
command-line utility to add the
nsslapd-db-transaction-batch-val
attribute to the
cn=config,cn=ldbm
database,cn=plugins,cn=config
entry.
For more information on the syntax and values of the
nsslapd-db-transaction-batch-val
attribute, refer to the Netscape Directory
Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference. For instructions on using
ldapmodify
, refer to “Adding and Modifying Entries Using ldapmodify,” on
page 57.
Miscellaneous Tuning Tips
This section provides you with some performance related tips and concepts you
ought to bear in mind. This section is divided into the following parts:
• “Avoid Creating Entries Under the cn=config Entry in the dse.ldif File,” on
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