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Configuring
Use this information to configure your network, users, servers (including Web servers), directory services, security, messaging, widgets and live text, and server clusters.
Editing the NOTES.INI file
You should rarely, if ever, need to modify a server's or client's NOTES.INI file. The NOTES.INI file contains many settings that Domino® and Notes® rely on to work properly. An accidental or incorrect change may cause Domino or Notes to run unpredictably. Therefore, you should edit the NOTES.INI file only if special circumstances occur or if Support recommends that you do so.
NOTES.INI Settings
The NOTES.INI settings described here can be set in the Configuration document of the Domino® server.
NIFBasePath
When NIFNSFEnable is set to store view indexes separately from their databases, use NIFBasePath to specify where to store the view indexes on the server.

Configuring
Use this information to configure your network, users, servers (including Web servers), directory services, security, messaging, widgets and live text, and server clusters.
- Configuring a network
  This section presents the planning concepts and setup procedures necessary for a successful HCL Domino® deployment over a network. It provides information on network protocols from a Domino perspective but does not attempt to provide general network information.
- Configuring users and servers
  Topics in this section describe how to set up users and servers.
- Editing the NOTES.INI file
  You should rarely, if ever, need to modify a server's or client's NOTES.INI file. The NOTES.INI file contains many settings that Domino® and Notes® rely on to work properly. An accidental or incorrect change may cause Domino or Notes to run unpredictably. Therefore, you should edit the NOTES.INI file only if special circumstances occur or if Support recommends that you do so.
  - Assigning Notes®.INI settings through user policies
    You can use a desktop policy settings document to add or set NOTES.INI variables for HCL Notes® client users.
  - NOTES.INI Settings
    The NOTES.INI settings described here can be set in the Configuration document of the Domino® server.
    - AdminPInterval
      Specifies the number of minutes that AdminP waits before checking for Interval requests.
    - AdminPModifyPersonDocumentsAt
      Specifies the hour of the day when Daily requests will be processed.
    - AMgr_DocUpdateAgentMinInterval
      Specifies the minimum elapsed time, in minutes, between the execution of the same document update-triggered agent.
    - AMgr_DocUpdateEventDelay
      Specifies the delay time, in minutes, that the agent manager schedules a document update-triggered agent after a document update event.
    - AMgr_NewMailAgentMinInterval
      Specifies the minimum elapsed time, in minutes, between execution of the same new mail-triggered agent.
    - AMgr_NewMailEventDelay
      Specifies the time (in minutes) that the Agent Manager delays before scheduling a new mail-triggered agent after new mail is delivered.
    - AMgr_WeekendDays
      When agents use the On Schedule trigger, the Run on Schedule options box is available and includes the Don't run on weekends check box option.
    - BillingAddinRuntime
      Specifies how long the billing add-in task runs. For example, BillingAddinRuntime=30 specifies that the billing add-in will process billing records for 30 seconds.
    - BillingAddinWakeup
      Specifies how often the billing add-in task runs. For example, BillingAddinWakeup=300 specifies that the billing add-in task wakes up every five minutes (300 seconds) to process the billing records in the billing message queue.
    - BillingClass
      Specifies one or more of seven classes of billing activity.
    - BillingSuppressTime
      Specifies the frequency of record stamping during session and database activities if session and database activities are specified for the BillingClass variable.
    - Clrepl_Obeys_Quotas
      Specifies whether the Cluster Replicator obeys quotas.
    - Cluster_Replicators
      Starts multiple cluster replicators.
    - Country_Language
      Specifies the language used for the HCL Domino® or HCL Notes® interface.
    - Default_Index_Lifetime_Days
      Specifies a default lifetime for view indexes if none was selected by the database designer in the view properties box.
    - Disable_Cluster_Replicator
      Disables and enables cluster replication.
    - EnableImapFolderSynch
      Specifies whether IMAP Sent, Draft, and Trash folders are synchronized with their corresponding Notes Sent, Draft, and Trash views. Mail templates must be updated to Domino 8.5.2 or later designs to recognize this feature. Enable this setting for users who switch between Notes mail and IMAP-based mail.
    - KillProcess
      Allows separate partitioned servers to be shut down independently of one another.
    - Log_AgentManager
      Specifies whether or not the start of agent execution is recorded in the log file and shown on the server console.
    - Log_MailRouting
      Specifies how much logging detail the mail router sends to the server console and log file.
    - Log_Replication
      Specifies the level of logging of replication events performed by the current server.
    - Log_Sessions
      Specifies whether individual sessions are recorded in the log file and displayed on the console.
    - Log_Tasks
      Specifies whether the current status of server tasks is recorded in the log file and displayed on the console.
    - Log_View_Events
      Specifies whether messages generated when views are rebuilt are recorded in the log file.
    - MailClusterFailover
      Turns mail cluster failover routing on or off.
    - MailDisablePriority
      When set to 1, this setting causes the Mail Router to ignore the delivery priority of mail messages. This causes all messages to be delivered with normal priority. If this parameter is set to 0, mail routes according to the parameter determined by the sender.
    - MailLowPriorityTime
      Routes low-priority mail during the specified time. Set the time range using 24-hour format.
    - MailMaxThreads
      Specifies the maximum number of threads the mail router can create to perform mail transfers.
    - MailTimeout
      Specifies the number of days after which the server returns undelivered mail to the sender.
    - Mail_Log_To_MiscEvents
      Determines whether all mail event messages are displayed in the Miscellaneous Events view of the log file.
    - Memory_Quota
      Specifies the maximum number of megabytes of virtual memory that the server can allocate.
    - Name_Change_Expiration_Days
      Specifies the number of days that the Administration Process waits before deleting obsolete Change Requests.
    - No_Force_Activity_Logging
      Controls whether the Statlog task automatically enables activity logging on all databases.
    - NIFBasePath
      When NIFNSFEnable is set to store view indexes separately from their databases, use NIFBasePath to specify where to store the view indexes on the server.
    - NIFNSFEnable
      When enabled, database view indexes can be stored separately from database files in .ndx files.
    - NSF_Buffer_Pool_Size
      Specifies the maximum size (in bytes) of the NSF buffer pool, a section of memory dedicated to buffering I/O transfers between Domino® and disk storage.
    - PhoneLog
      Specifies whether phone calls are written to the Notes® log.
    - Platform_CSID
      Used in cases where the code page of the platform is different from the code page platform API.
    - PORT_ENC_ADV
      Controls the level of port encryption and enables the use of AES tickets. Requires IBM® Domino® 9.0.1 Fix Pack 7 or later.
    - Replicators
      Specifies the number of Replicator tasks that can run concurrently on the server.
    - Repl_Error_Tolerance
      Specifies the number of replication errors of the same type that can occur between two databases before the server terminates replication.
    - Repl_Obeys_Quotas
      Specifies whether the Replicator obeys quotas.
    - Repl_Push_Retries
      Specifies the number of times that you can attempt to replicate (push) to a Domino® server.
    - ReportUseMail
      Allows the Reporter task to use the Router to send statistics to another server in the same domain.
    - ServerPullReplication
      Specifies that all scheduled replication initiated from this server must be pull-push replication.
    - Server_Availability_Threshold
      Specifies the acceptable level of system resources available to a server. By setting this value for each server in a cluster, you determine how the workload is distributed among cluster members.
    - Server_Cluster_Default_Port
      Specifies the port used for intracluster network traffic.
    - Server_MaxSessions
      Specifies the maximum number of sessions that can run concurrently on the server.
    - Server_MaxUsers
      Sets the maximum number of users that are allowed to access a server.
    - Server_Restricted
      Enables or disables server access to a server.
    - Server_Session_Timeout
      Specifies the number of minutes of inactivity after which the server automatically terminates network and mobile connections.
    - Server_Show_Performance
      Specifies whether or not server performance events are displayed on the console.
    - Show_Task_Detail
      Enables additional information on the Show Task command by adding the name of the currently executing command to the session message.
    - SwapPath
      Specifies the location of the server's swap file.
    - TICKET_ALG_SHA
      Controls which cryptographic algorithm to use when constructing tickets. A ticket is a cryptographically generated secret used to improve the performance of NRPC authentication. Requires IBM Domino 9.0.1 Fix Pack 7 or later.
    - Updaters
      Specifies the number of Update server tasks that can run concurrently on the server.
    - Update_No_Fulltext
      Turns off full-text indexing on a server.
    - Update_Suppression_Limit
      Limits the size (number of requests) in the Update task's deferred requests queue.
    - Update_Suppression_Time
      Specifies the length of time that deferred update requests are held in queue.
- Configuring directory services
  This section describes how to plan, set up, and use HCL Domino® directory services.
- Configuring messaging
  This section provides an overview of messaging and describes how to set up mail routing, how to set up and customize mail servers, and how to track mail.
- Configuring iNotes®
  HCL iNotes® provides HCL Notes® users with browser-based access to Notes mail and to Notes calendar and scheduling features. Administrators specify mail policy and security policy settings as well as notes.ini file settings to complete the full implementation of HCL iNotes.
- Configuring Web servers
  This section describes how to set up the HCL Domino® Web server, and the Domino Web Navigator.
- Setting up a cluster
  Setting up a cluster includes the tasks of creating and verifying that it is working correctly, and then setting up user access, mail, replications, size quotas, directory assistance, roaming, web navigation, and use of a private LAN in the cluster.

NIFBasePath

When NIFNSFEnable is set to store view indexes separately from their databases, use NIFBasePath to specify where to store the view indexes on the server.

Syntax: NIFBasePath=path

Description: path specifies the explicit or relative path where the Domino® server stores .ndx view indexes. A relative path, for example NIF, is relative to the Domino data directory. If the path is on a different computer, map the location to the local computer.

Applies to: Servers

Default: Data directory

UI equivalent: None