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View_Rebuild_Dir

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Parameter: View_Rebuild_Dir
Short description: Temporary directory used for view rebuilds (UpdAll -R / Updall) – should be on fast local storage.

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Parameter
View_Rebuild_Dir
Category
Performance / Memory
Component
Server, Client
Available since
R6
Supported versions
9.0.1, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5
GUI equivalent
notes.ini only (no GUI)
Possible values
Absolute path, e.g. D:\Notestemp or /local/notestemp

Description

When rebuilding view indexes (load updall -R, automatic rebuild after design update), Domino offloads temporary sort and index structures. By default this data lives in the data directory or in the operating system's temp directory – which on large servers can be several gigabytes and fill up the data volume.
With View_Rebuild_Dir you assign Domino a dedicated, fast directory (ideally on SSD with plenty of free space) – this speeds up rebuilds significantly and offloads the data volume.

Example configuration

View_Rebuild_Dir=D:\Notestemp

Notes & pitfalls

  • The directory must exist, be writable by the Domino service account, and have enough space (potentially several GB).
  • SSD / NVMe pays off massively – view rebuilds scale strongly with I/O speed.
  • Do not place it inside the data directory – you lose the performance benefit.
  • Recommended size ≈ 1.5–2 × the largest NSF to be indexed.
  • The change only takes effect after a server / client restart.