Explanation:
Domino's default maximum size for a full-text index is 6 MB (1 MB for the
Mac).
You can increase this maximum size using the NOTES.INI setting
FTG_Index_Limit=n, where n is the maximum size for a full-text index (in
bytes). For example, to increase the maximum size for a full-text index to 12
MB, add the line FTG_Index_Limit=12582912 to the NOTES.INI file and restart the
server. (12 MB is calculated as 12*1024*1024 = 12582912.)
If you have a database with large attachments that you want to full-text
index,
you can increase the default index size.
8MG is calculated as 8*1024 *1024=8388608; thus FTG_INDEX_LIMIT=8388608
12MB is calculated as 12*1024*1024 = 12582912; thus FTG_INDEX_LIMIT=12582912
NOTE: On the AS/400 platform only, there is a software limitation that
prevents the indexing of documents larger than approximately 8MB on Domino R5.
If you raise FTG_INDEX_LIMIT above this value, a hard failure will result,
causing the entire database index to be aborted. The maximum value that avoids
this error is set as follows in the NOTES.INI:
FTG_INDEX_LIMIT=8323000
Setting the limit at or below this value will prevent the hard error. If a
document is larger than this limit, you will receive a "Exceeded Max Configured
Index Size ..." message, but the entire index will not be aborted; only
individual documents that are too large will be excluded.
In many cases, it is large file attachments that cause a document to be too
large, not the text body of the document itself. If this is the case, you
could turn off the "Index attachments" option to exclude attachments from the
index.
Note that there is no limit to the document size value for the notes.ini
parameter FTG_INDEX_LIMIT= in any versions of Notes. However, the default
document size limit is 6MB without this parameter. You can change this limit
by setting the NOTES.INI variable FTG_INDEX_LIMIT= to the
desired limit. Performance will be affected the higher this parameter is set
as it will take the indexer longer to process, and it will use up more
memory/processing time. The value that is set has a direct relationship to the
amount of memory that will be utilized.
Applies to:
Servers
Default Value:
None
UI equivalent:
None, although you can specify this setting in the NOTES.INI Settings tab of
the Configuration Settings document in the Domino Directory.
Syntax:
FTG_Index_Limit=Value
Available since:
Lotus Notes/Domino x.x.x
Obsolete since:
Lotus Notes/Domino x.x.x