Configuring a Dedicated Indexing POA

If your GroupWise client users rely heavily on indexed documents and messages, you can set up a dedicated indexing POA so that indexing can be done quickly without impacting other POA functions. The steps provided in this section would be appropriate for a basic indexing POA. For a discussion of more complex configuration options, see Indexing Documents.

To configure a basic dedicated indexing POA:

  1. Create a new POA object for the post office as described in Creating a POA Object in eDirectory.

  2. Right-click the new POA object > click Properties.

  3. Click GroupWise > Agent Settings to display the Agent Settings page.


    Agent Settings property page

  4. Make sure Enable QuickFinder Indexing is selected.

  5. In the Start QuickFinder Indexing field, specify the number of hours after midnight you want the POA to start its indexing cycle.

    The default is 20, meaning at 8:00 p.m.

  6. Set QuickFinder Update Interval low enough to keep up with the indexing demands of your GroupWise client users.

    For continuous QuickFinderTM indexing, set QuickFinder Update Interval to 0 (zero).

  7. Set Message File Processing to Off. Make sure another POA handles message file processing.

  8. Deselect Enable TCP/IP (for Client/Server) and set TCP Handler Threads to 0. Make sure another POA handles client/server processing.

  9. Deselect Enable Automatic Database Recovery. Make sure another POA handles database recovery.

    To turn off all POA admin thread activity, add the /noada switch to the POA startup file for this dedicated indexing POA.

  10. Set Maintenance Handler Threads to 0 (zero). Make sure another POA handles database maintenance and disk space management.

  11. Deselect Perform User Upkeep, then deselect Generate Address Book for Remote. Make sure another POA handles these tasks.

  12. Click OK to save the new settings for dedicated indexing.

  13. Install the POA software on a different machine from where the original POA for the post office is already running. See Installing GroupWise Agents in the GroupWise 6 Installation Guide guide.

  14. Add the /name switch to the POA startup file and specify the name designated when the new POA object was created. Also add the /name switch to the startup file for the original POA.

  15. Start the dedicated indexing POA. See Starting the POA.

Corresponding Startup Switches
You could also use the /nomf, /notcpip, /norecover, /nonuu, and /nordab switches in the POA startup file to disable unwanted processing, then use the /qfinterval and /qfbaseoffset switches to control the indexing schedule.