HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 administrator guide

• International index speeds up searches for information in international directories. The
process for creating an international index is similar to the process for creating regular
indexes, except that it applies a matching rule by associating an object identifier (OID) with
the attributes to be indexed.
The supported locales and their associated OIDs are listed in
Appendix D “Internationalization”. If there is a need to configure the Directory Server to
accept additional matching rules, contact HP Professional Services.
• Browsing index, or virtual list view index (VLV index), speeds up the display of entries in
the Directory Server Console. This index is particularly useful if a branch of your directory
contains hundreds of entries; for example, the ou=people branch. You can create a browsing
index on any branch point in the directory tree to improve display performance through
the Directory Server Console or by using the vlvindex command line tool, which is
explained in the HP-UX Directory Server configuration, command, and file reference.
11.1.2 About default, system, and standard indexes
When you install Directory Server, a set of default and system indexes is created per database
instance. To maintain these indexes, the directory uses standard indexes.
11.1.2.1 Overview of default indexes
The default indexes can be modified depending on the directory indexing needs. Always ensure
that no server plug-ins or other servers depend on a default index before removing it.
Table 11-1 “Default indexes” lists the default indexes installed with the directory.
Table 11-1 Default indexes
PurposeSubPresEqAttribute
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
cn
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
givenName
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
mail
Used by a messaging server.mailHost
Improves Directory Server performance. This index is also used by
the Referential Integrity Plug-in. See “Maintaining referential
integrity” for more information.
member
Improves Directory Server performance. This index is also used by
the Referential Integrity Plug-in. See “Maintaining referential
integrity” for more information.
owner
Improves Directory Server performance. This index is also used by
the Referential Integrity Plug-in. See “Maintaining referential
integrity” for more information.
see Also
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
sn
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
telephoneNumber
Improves Directory Server performance.uid
Improves Directory Server performance. This index is also used by
the Referential Integrity Plug-in. See “Maintaining referential
integrity” for more information.
unique member
452 Managing indexes