Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

2.3. Creating Browsing Indexes from the Server Console
A virtual list view (VLV) index is a way of creating a truncated list for faster searching while
enhancing server performance. The VLV index itself can be resource-intensive to maintain, but
it can be beneficial in large directories (over 1000 entries).
A browsing index is a type of VLV index that organizes the entries listed into alphabetical order,
making it easier to find entries. To create a browsing index using the Directory Server Console,
do the following:
1. Select the Directory tab.
2. In the left navigation tree, select the entry, such as People, for which to create the index.
3. From the Object menu, select Create Browsing Index.
The Create Browsing Index dialog box appears displaying the status of the index creation.
Click the Status Logs box to view the status of the indexes created.
4. Click Close.
The new index is immediately active for any new data that is added to the directory. You do not
have to restart your server.
For more information on how to change the VLV search information or the access control rules
that are set by default for VLV searches, see Section 2.4.1, “Adding a Browsing Index Entry”
and Section 2.4.3, “Setting Access Control for VLV Information”.
2.4. Creating Browsing Indexes from the Command-Line
Creating a browsing index or virtual list view (VLV) index from the command-line has these
steps:
1. Using ldapmodify to add new browsing index entries or edit existing browsing index entries.
See Section 2.4.1, “Adding a Browsing Index Entry”.
2. Running the vlvindex script to generate the new set of browsing indexes to be maintained
by the server. See Section 2.4.2, “Running the vlvindex Script”.
3. Ensuring that access control on VLV index information is set appropriately. See
Section 2.4.3, “Setting Access Control for VLV Information”.
2.4.1. Adding a Browsing Index Entry
The type of browsing index entry to create depends on the type of ldapsearch attribute sorting
to accelerate. It is important to take the following into account:
Creating Browsing Indexes from the
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