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UPDATE_SUPPRESS_FT

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Parameter: UPDATE_SUPPRESS_FT
Short description: Tells the Updater task to skip full-text index updates – relieves servers where FT search is not used.

Profile

Parameter
UPDATE_SUPPRESS_FT
Category
Performance / Memory
Component
Server
Available since
10.0
Supported versions
10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5, 14.5.1
GUI equivalent
notes.ini only (no GUI)
Possible values
0 = allow FT updates • 1 = suppress FT updates from the Update task

Description

The Update task continuously refreshes views and (if enabled) full-text indexes of databases. On servers where no full-text index should be maintained at all – or where FT indexes are maintained only nightly via UpdAll – the FT portion can be removed from the Update task with UPDATE_SUPPRESS_FT=1. This saves a significant amount of CPU and I/O load.
Not to be confused with the classic Update_No_FullText (same direction of effect, different implementation) or with UPDATE_FULLTEXT_THREAD (thread control).

Example configuration

UPDATE_SUPPRESS_FT=1

Notes & pitfalls

  • If FT indexes exist, they are no longer kept current – search results will become stale.
  • For mail servers with active inbox FT search, leave it at 0.
  • Takes effect after a server restart.
  • Complementary to Update_No_FullText, UpdAll_NoFullText.