Start/notes.ini Parameters/Create_R85_Databases

Create_R85_Databases

Makes the current ODS level (51, internally "R85") the default for newly created NSF databases. Existing databases remain at their old ODS level until they are migrated via compact -c -ods.

Profile

Parameter
Create_R85_Databases
Syntax
Create_R85_Databases=0|1
Value
0 = disabled (default), 1 = enabled
Default
0
Scope
Domino server and Notes client (wherever new NSFs are created)
Category
Performance / Memory (ODS level)
GUI equivalent
None (notes.ini only)
Related
Create_R85_Log (transaction log on ODS 85), NSF_UpdateODS (migrate existing NSFs)
Available since
9.0.1 (HCL Domino UNIX tuning)

Description

  • Controls the ODS level for newly created NSF databases.
  • With =1, the current ODS 51 (internally "R85") is used — including its associated features (e.g. higher per-document limits, extended LargeSummary handling, optimized storage).
  • HCL describes the switch in the performance-tuning context ("Improving UNIX server performance") as a typical NOTES.INI setting that takes effect across platforms; the effect is not UNIX-specific — its placement in the documentation is just due to the tuning chapter.
  • Important: Existing NSFs are not automatically upgraded by setting the parameter. For that, load compact -c -ods <db> is required afterwards (or a DBMT/replication step).

Example

Create_R85_Databases=1
Create_R85_Log=1
  • New NSFs are created with ODS 51; the transaction log is also lifted to the current format on the next (re-)create.
Migrate an existing database during operation:
load compact -c -ods names.nsf

Notes

  • Before activation, verify that all clients/servers that access the new NSFs can handle ODS 51 (all current Domino/Notes versions ≥ 9.0 do).
  • Takes effect only after restart, or for any database newly created after the setting.
  • Works on all supported platforms (Windows, Linux, AIX, IBM i).
  • On modern Domino versions (12+) ODS 51 is already the preferred level anyway; the parameter only ensures explicitly that no older ODS levels are used.

Sources (HCL Product Documentation)