Index area properties (Index tab)
The Index tab permits index properties to be viewed and modified. Most index properties are read-only.
Select an index in the Index List to use this tab for the following purposes:
- Reindexing an index
Click Re-index to reindex the selected index. For more information, see Reindexing an index.
- Viewing index property values
View the values of the index properties for the selected index.
- Base classes (read-only)
- A list of the base classes for the objects indexed in the index. For background information on base classes, see Indexable base classes.
- Index ID (read-only)
- The name of the index. This name is displayed in the Index List.
- Index access control
- Content Engine uses the following properties to prevent two or more index IBM® Content Search Services servers from accessing the same index at the same time.
- Current index Server (read-only)
The name of the index server that is currently accessing the index.
- Lease expiry time (read-only)
The time when the current index server no longer has exclusive write access to the index.
- Index size statistics
- The following properties concern the size of the index. For information about controlling index size, see Setting the maximum size for an index.
- Index Size (read-only)
The file size of the index and associated configuration files in kilobytes.
- Index Object Count (read-only)
The number of objects that are indexed in the index.
Date Created (read-only)
The date that the index was added to the index area.
Index partitions (read-only)
The following properties concern index partitioning. For information about partitioning, see Configuring index partitions.
- Partition String Property (read-only)
The name of the string partition property for this index. The value for this property is empty in the following circumstances: the object store has no configured string partition property or the property does not apply to this index.
- String Property Value (read-only)
The value of the partition string property for the objects that are indexed in the index. This property only applies if a partition string property exists for the index.
- Partition Date Property (read-only)
The name of the date partition property for this index. The value for this property is empty in the following circumstances: the object store has no configured date partition property or the property does not apply to this index.
- Start Date (read-only)
The start date of the date range for the date partition property for the objects that are indexed in this index. This property only applies if a date partition property exists for the index.
- End Date (read-only)
The end date of the date range for the date partition property for the objects that are indexed in this index. This property only applies if a date partition property exists for the index.
- Index Status
- The status of the index. The following table shows the possible statuses:
Status |
Description |
OPEN |
Index changes permitted:
- Addition of new object information
- Update to existing object information
- Deletion of existing object information
Automatic transitions to this status:
None.
Restraints on transitions to this status
You can change the status to OPEN if the size of the index has not exceeded the specified index maximums for the index area. |
FULL |
Index changes permitted:
- Update to existing object information
- Deletion of existing object information
Automatic transitions to this status:
Content Engine automatically changes the status to FULL when the size of the index exceeds the index maximum size.
Restraints transitions to this status
Only Content Engine can set the status to FULL . You can indirectly set the status to FULL by setting the index maximum size to be less than the current index size. |
CLOSED |
Index changes permitted:
- Update to existing object information
- Deletion of existing object information
Automatic transitions to this status:
None.
Restraints on transitions to this status
None. |
Related reference
For information about the relationship between the index maximum size and the index FULL
status, see Index Maximums.
Related tasks
For information about changing the index status including indirectly changing the index status to FULL
, see Changing the status of an index.