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D10_ENABLE_REPAIR

Parameter: D10_ENABLE_REPAIR
Short description: Activates the Symmetrical Cluster feature. On every cluster server, also add AutoRepair and RprCleanup to ServerTasks.

Profile

Parameter
D10_ENABLE_REPAIR
Category
Cluster (Symmetrical Cluster, from Domino 10)
Available since
10.0 — the prefix D10_ and the absence of documentation under 9.0.1 confirm this
GUI equivalent
notes.ini only (no GUI) — supplemented by a Cluster Configuration document
Possible values
1 = enable · not set / 0 = off (default)
Default
Not set (= off)

Description

According to HCL product documentation:
Use the notes.ini setting D10_ENABLE_REPAIR=1 and a Cluster Configuration document to enable a cluster to be symmetrical.
With D10_ENABLE_REPAIR=1 the administrator activates the Symmetrical Cluster feature: database replicas are kept on all cluster nodes with identical path, file name, and case; missing or damaged databases are automatically restored from the cluster. In addition, a Cluster Configuration document must exist.

Additional ServerTasks

According to the HCL documentation, the tasks AutoRepair and RprCleanup must also be added to the ServerTasks line in the notes.ini:
ServerTasks=Replica,Router,Update,AMgr,Adminp,Sched,CalConn,RnRMgr,AutoRepair,RprCleanup
  • AutoRepair can additionally be scheduled via the console command Repair all in a program document.
  • RprCleanup is typically scheduled as a task in a program document.

Verify prerequisite

Before activation, ensure that every database replica on all cluster nodes has the same Replica ID, the same path, file name, and case:
  1. Open the Cluster Database Directory cldbdir.nsf.
  1. View Databases by Replica ID.
  1. Check the File column.

Example configuration

D10_ENABLE_REPAIR=1
ServerTasks=Replica,Router,Update,AMgr,Adminp,Sched,CalConn,RnRMgr,AutoRepair,RprCleanup

Notes & pitfalls

  • Available only from Domino 10 — the D10_ prefix is explicit. There is no equivalent for 9.0.1.
  • Set identically on every server in the cluster.
  • Configure the Cluster Configuration document (tab Symmetrical Clusters) — there options like Maintain symmetry (all/specific folder), Automatic repair (Fix missing files / List missing files / Disabled), Scan interval, Damaged files (Fix / Disabled), Remove damaged files after (default 20 days) are set.
  • Damaged files that Fixup can no longer repair are quarantined with the extension .pd_bad_.
  • To disable the Symmetrical Cluster feature, set D10_ENABLE_REPAIR=0 on every cluster server (per the 14.5.1 documentation).

Sources (HCL Product Documentation)

  • HCL Domino 9.0.1 – Page does not exist (404), confirming the feature was introduced in Domino 10