HP-UX Directory Server Administrator Guide HP-UX Directory Server Version 8.1 (5900-3098, May 2013)

search for telephonenumber= *555* returns all the entries in the directory with telephone
numbers that contain 555.
• 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 “Internationalization” (page
573). If there is a need to configure the Directory Server to accept additional matching rules,
contact HP Professional Services.
• Browsing index, or virtual list view index (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 HP-UX
Directory Server configuration, command, and file reference.
11.1.2 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.
11.1.2.1 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 50 (page 450) lists the default indexes installed with the directory.
Table 50 Default indexes
PurposeSubPresEqAttribute
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
cn
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
givenName
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
mail
Used by a messaging server.mailHost
Improves Directory Server performance. This index is also used by the
Referential Integrity Plug-in. See “Maintaining Referential
Integrity” (page 126) for more information.
member
Improves Directory Server performance. This index is also used by the
Referential Integrity Plug-in. See “Maintaining Referential
Integrity” (page 126) for more information.
owner
Improves Directory Server performance. This index is also used by the
Referential Integrity Plug-in. See “Maintaining Referential
Integrity” (page 126) for more information.
see Also
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
sn
Improves the performance of the most common types of user directory
searches.
telephoneNumber
450 Managing Indexes