About Default, System, And Standard Indexes - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Chapter 10. Managing Indexes
• International index speeds up searches for information in international directories. The process for
creating an international index is similar to the process for creating regular indexes, except that it
applies a matching rule by associating an object identifier (OID) with the attributes to be indexed.
The supported locales and their associated OIDs are listed in
there is a need to configure the Directory Server to accept additional matching rules, contact Red
Hat Professional Services.
• Browsing index, or virtual list view (VLV) index, speeds up the display of entries in the Directory
Server Console. This index is particularly useful if a branch of your directory contains hundreds of
entries; for example, the ou=people branch. You can create a browsing index on any branch point
in the directory tree to improve display performance through the Directory Server Console or by
using the vlvindex command-line tool, which is explained in the Directory Server Configuration,
Command, and File Reference.

10.1.2. About Default, System, and Standard Indexes

When you install Directory Server, a set of default and system indexes is created per database
instance. To maintain these indexes, the directory uses standard indexes.
10.1.2.1. Overview of Default Indexes
The default indexes can be modified depending on the directory indexing needs. Always ensure that
no server plug-ins or other servers depend on a default index before removing it.
Table 10.1, "Default Indexes"
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lists the default indexes installed with the directory.
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