Notes.ini Entry


Name:
    Create_R9_Databases

Syntax
    Create_R9_Databases=0 / 1

Applies to:
    Workstations and/or Servers

Add-on:

    First Release:
      9.0.1

    Obsolete since:

      Category:
        NSF, ODS

      Default:
        None

      UI equivalent:
        There is no UI setting for this Notes.ini variable.

      Description:

      Explanation: 
      When a new application is created in an IBM® Notes® 9.0.1 Social Edition client or on an IBM Domino® 9.0.1 Social Edition server, the on-disk structure (ODS) remains at 43, which is the ODS version introduced in Notes/Domino 6. The on-disk structure has been upgraded in 9.0.1 Social Edition to the new ODS version of 52. However, it is not enabled by default for new or upgraded applications. This default behavior deliberately avoids forcing ODS upgrades during database compact, which can be unexpectedly time-consuming. Running 'compact' against the application will not upgrade the ODS unless a NOTES.INI setting such as CREATE_R9_DATABASES forces the upgrade.

      There is no UI equivalent for CREATE_R9_DATABASES. 

      Note       To allow compression of document data or consolidation of attachments through the Domino Attachment and Object Service (DAOS), NSFs must be at least ODS 51. 

      Default:       
      If CREATE_R9_DATABASES is absent or set to 0, the file format of any new or compacted database defaults to ODS version 43.

      Recommendation:       
      Add CREATE_R9_DATABASES=1 to NOTES.INI to enable ODS version 52 as the default. New applications and updated applications (via 'load compact -c') will now be upgraded to the new ODS for release 9.0.1 Social Edition. If you use database encryption, this is strongly recommended over previous ODS levels, due to a potential note corruption issue which has been addressed in ODS 52. 

      Restrictions: 
      This configuration is valid for Notes and Domino 9.0.1 Social Edition and beyond.

      Restarts: 
      A server restart may be necessary in order for this change to take effect.

      Related Settings:       
      CREATE_R85_DATABASES, CREATE_R8_DATABASES, DEBUG_CREATE_V4DBS, DEBUG_ENABLE_ODS43
      Load compact –c

      Pre-Domino 8 servers will ignore this parameter, by the way.

      Having to add this parameter lets administrators decouple the ODS upgrade from the server upgrade, and to control when and how the new ODS will be implemented on servers and clients. It’s always a good thing to be in control during an upgrade.

      Keep in mind that the ODS itself does not replicate from server to server. You have to add the parameter to every server that should be using the new ODS.

      OSD Advantages

      So what do you get with the new ODS? You get a couple of really cool features. Admittedly, some are cooler than others. First, there’s design compression, which reduces the size of databases by compressing design elements by up to 60%. Then there is DAOS and other features

      NOTE: This also works on the workstation, you will need to run compact from the command prompt to update the current databases.

      To reduce the size of dbs on your workstation use:

      NCompact -c -ZU -n -v
      -c Copy style compact, used to put db in new ods format.
      -ZU Converts document attachments using compression type Huffman to LZ1 if db property is set.
      -n Compress design
      -v Compress data