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Configuring
Use this information to configure your network, users, servers (including Web servers), directory services, security, messaging, widgets and live text, and server clusters.
Configuring users and servers
Topics in this section describe how to set up users and servers.
Editing the notes.ini file
The Domino and Notes notes.ini files contain the settings required for the server and client to operate correctly. If you modify or add settings in a notes.ini file, do so cautiously and never edit the file directly with a text editor.
NOTES.INI Settings
The NOTES.INI settings described here can be set in the Configuration document of the Domino® server.
Server_Session_Timeout
Specifies the number of minutes of inactivity after which the server automatically terminates network and mobile connections.

Configuring
Use this information to configure your network, users, servers (including Web servers), directory services, security, messaging, widgets and live text, and server clusters.
- Configuring a network
  This section presents the planning concepts and setup procedures necessary for a successful HCL Domino® deployment over a network. It provides information on network protocols from a Domino perspective but does not attempt to provide general network information.
- Configuring users and servers
  Topics in this section describe how to set up users and servers.
  - Understanding the Server document
    The Server document is set up when you register a server. It contains many of the settings that define how your server operates.
  - Policies
    Use Domino® policy settings to control how users work with Notes®. A policy is a document that identifies a collection of individual policy settings. Policy settings documents define a set of defaults that apply to the users and groups to which the policy is assigned. You can change policy settings and they will be automatically applied to the assigned users and groups.
  - Defining default settings for Notes® user registration
    Before you register new Notes® users, you can specify default settings that apply to all users. Default settings simplify user registration and ensure user settings consistency. You can define many default settings, such as what mail server users have or what certifier ID to use for user registration. You can also specify a default workstation execution control list (ECL) to protect data from unauthorized workstation access.
  - Using groups
    Groups are lists of users, groups, and servers that have common traits. They are useful for mailing lists and access control lists. Using groups can simplify administration tasks.
  - Replicas
    You can make a database available to users in different locations, on different networks, or in different time zones, by creating replicas of the database.
  - Calendars and scheduling
    The calendar and scheduling features allow users to check the free time of other users, schedule meetings with them, and reserve resources, such as conference rooms and equipment.
  - Editing the notes.ini file
    The Domino and Notes notes.ini files contain the settings required for the server and client to operate correctly. If you modify or add settings in a notes.ini file, do so cautiously and never edit the file directly with a text editor.
    - Assigning Notes®.INI settings through user policies
      You can use a desktop policy settings document to add or set NOTES.INI variables for HCL Notes® client users.
    - NOTES.INI Settings
      The NOTES.INI settings described here can be set in the Configuration document of the Domino® server.
      - AdminPInterval
        Specifies the number of minutes that AdminP waits before checking for Interval requests.
      - AdminPModifyPersonDocumentsAt
        Specifies the hour of the day when Daily requests will be processed.
      - AMgr_DocUpdateAgentMinInterval
        Specifies the minimum elapsed time, in minutes, between the execution of the same document update-triggered agent.
      - AMgr_DocUpdateEventDelay
        Specifies the delay time, in minutes, that the agent manager schedules a document update-triggered agent after a document update event.
      - AMgr_NewMailAgentMinInterval
        Specifies the minimum elapsed time, in minutes, between execution of the same new mail-triggered agent.
      - AMgr_NewMailEventDelay
        Specifies the time (in minutes) that the Agent Manager delays before scheduling a new mail-triggered agent after new mail is delivered.
      - AMgr_WeekendDays
        When agents use the On Schedule trigger, the Run on Schedule options box is available and includes the Don't run on weekends check box option.
      - ANTI_VIRUS_WORKER_THREADS
        Specifies the number of threads used by the antivirus Mailscan server task.
      - BillingAddinRuntime
        Specifies how long the billing add-in task runs. For example, BillingAddinRuntime=30 specifies that the billing add-in will process billing records for 30 seconds.
      - BillingAddinWakeup
        Specifies how often the billing add-in task runs. For example, BillingAddinWakeup=300 specifies that the billing add-in task wakes up every five minutes (300 seconds) to process the billing records in the billing message queue.
      - BillingClass
        Specifies one or more of seven classes of billing activity.
      - BillingSuppressTime
        Specifies the frequency of record stamping during session and database activities if session and database activities are specified for the BillingClass variable.
      - Clrepl_Obeys_Quotas
        Specifies whether the Cluster Replicator obeys quotas.
      - Cluster_Replicators
        Starts multiple cluster replicators.
      - Country_Language
        Specifies the language used for the HCL Domino® or HCL Notes® interface.
      - Default_Index_Lifetime_Days
        Specifies a default lifetime for view indexes if none was selected by the database designer in the view properties box.
      - Disable_Cluster_Replicator
        Disables and enables cluster replication.
      - EnableImapFolderSynch
        Specifies whether IMAP Sent, Draft, and Trash folders are synchronized with their corresponding Notes Sent, Draft, and Trash views. Mail templates must be updated to Domino 8.5.2 or later designs to recognize this feature. Enable this setting for users who switch between Notes mail and IMAP-based mail.
      - KillProcess
        Allows separate partitioned servers to be shut down independently of one another.
      - Log_AgentManager
        Specifies whether or not the start of agent execution is recorded in the log file and shown on the server console.
      - Log_MailRouting
        Specifies how much logging detail the mail router sends to the server console and log file.
      - Log_Replication
        Specifies the level of logging of replication events performed by the current server.
      - Log_Sessions
        Specifies whether individual sessions are recorded in the log file and displayed on the console.
      - Log_Tasks
        Specifies whether the current status of server tasks is recorded in the log file and displayed on the console.
      - Log_View_Events
        Specifies whether messages generated when views are rebuilt are recorded in the log file.
      - MailClusterFailover
        Turns mail cluster failover routing on or off.
      - MailDisablePriority
        When set to 1, this setting causes the Mail Router to ignore the delivery priority of mail messages. This causes all messages to be delivered with normal priority. If this parameter is set to 0, mail routes according to the parameter determined by the sender.
      - MailLowPriorityTime
        Routes low-priority mail during the specified time. Set the time range using 24-hour format.
      - MailMaxThreads
        Specifies the maximum number of threads the mail router can create to perform mail transfers.
      - MailTimeout
        Specifies the number of days after which the server returns undelivered mail to the sender.
      - Mail_Log_To_MiscEvents
        Determines whether all mail event messages are displayed in the Miscellaneous Events view of the log file.
      - Memory_Quota
        Specifies the maximum number of megabytes of virtual memory that the server can allocate.
      - MAX_RUNNING_DOTS_TASKLETS
        Specifies the maximum number of tasklets that can be executed in a Domino OSGI Tasklet Service (DOTS) environment.
      - Name_Change_Expiration_Days
        Specifies the number of days that the Administration Process waits before deleting obsolete Change Requests.
      - No_Force_Activity_Logging
        Controls whether the Statlog task automatically enables activity logging on all databases.
      - NSF_Buffer_Pool_Size
        Specifies the maximum size (in bytes) of the NSF buffer pool, a section of memory dedicated to buffering I/O transfers between Domino® and disk storage.
      - PhoneLog
        Specifies whether phone calls are written to the Notes® log.
      - Platform_CSID
        Used in cases where the code page of the platform is different from the code page platform API.
      - PORT_ENC_ADV
        Controls the level of port encryption and enables the use of AES tickets. Requires IBM® Domino® 9.0.1 Fix Pack 7 or later.
      - Replicators
        Specifies the number of Replicator tasks that can run concurrently on the server.
      - Repl_Error_Tolerance
        Specifies the number of replication errors of the same type that can occur between two databases before the server terminates replication.
      - Repl_Obeys_Quotas
        Specifies whether the Replicator obeys quotas.
      - Repl_Push_Retries
        Specifies the number of times that you can attempt to replicate (push) to a Domino® server.
      - ReportUseMail
        Allows the Reporter task to use the Router to send statistics to another server in the same domain.
      - ServerPullReplication
        Specifies that all scheduled replication initiated from this server must be pull-push replication.
      - Server_Availability_Threshold
        Specifies the acceptable level of system resources available to a server. By setting this value for each server in a cluster, you determine how the workload is distributed among cluster members.
      - Server_Cluster_Default_Port
        Specifies the port used for intracluster network traffic.
      - Server_MaxSessions
        Specifies the maximum number of sessions that can run concurrently on the server.
      - Server_MaxUsers
        Sets the maximum number of users that are allowed to access a server.
      - Server_Restricted
        Enables or disables server access to a server.
      - Server_Session_Timeout
        Specifies the number of minutes of inactivity after which the server automatically terminates network and mobile connections.
      - Server_Show_Performance
        Specifies whether or not server performance events are displayed on the console.
      - Show_Task_Detail
        Enables additional information on the Show Task command by adding the name of the currently executing command to the session message.
      - SwapPath
        Specifies the location of the server's swap file.
      - TICKET_ALG_SHA
        Controls which cryptographic algorithm to use when constructing tickets. A ticket is a cryptographically generated secret used to improve the performance of NRPC authentication. Requires IBM Domino 9.0.1 Fix Pack 7 or later.
      - Updaters
        Specifies the number of Update server tasks that can run concurrently on the server.
      - Update_No_Fulltext
        Turns off full-text indexing on a server.
      - Update_Suppression_Limit
        Limits the size (number of requests) in the Update task's deferred requests queue.
      - Update_Suppression_Time
        Specifies the length of time that deferred update requests are held in queue.
  - Configuring directory services
    This section describes how to plan, set up, and use HCL Domino® directory services.
  - Configuring messaging
    This section provides an overview of messaging and describes how to set up mail routing, how to set up and customize mail servers, and how to track mail.
  - Configuring iNotes®
    HCL iNotes® provides HCL Notes® users with browser-based access to Notes mail and to Notes calendar and scheduling features. Administrators specify mail policy and security policy settings as well as notes.ini file settings to complete the full implementation of HCL iNotes.
  - Configuring Web servers
    This section describes how to set up the HCL Domino® Web server, and the Domino Web Navigator.
  - Setting up a cluster
    Setting up a cluster includes the tasks of creating and verifying that it is working correctly, and then setting up user access, mail, replications, size quotas, directory assistance, roaming, web navigation, and use of a private LAN in the cluster.
  - Configuring Widgets and Live Text
    Widgets and Live Text enables end users to see and act on Live Text in supported documents, including HCL Notes® mail, using XML extensions (widgets) created specifically for their use.
  - Domain Search
    Notes® client and Web users can use Domain Search to search an entire Domino® domain for database documents, files, and attachments that match a search query.

Server_Session_Timeout

Specifies the number of minutes of inactivity after which the server automatically terminates network and mobile connections.

Syntax: Server_Session_Timeout=number of minutes

Description: The minimum recommended setting is 30-45 minutes. Setting a smaller value can negatively impact server performance. The ideal setting depends on factors such as server load and the number of concurrent users on the server.

For remote connections, XPC has its own internal time-out. If the XPC time-out value is shorter than the Server_Session_Timeout value, the XPC time-out takes precedence.

Applies to: Servers

Default: No default entry, but in the absence of the setting, Domino® terminates a session connection after 240 minutes of inactivity (four hours).

UI equivalent: None, although you can specify this setting in the NOTES.INI Settings tab of the Configuration Settings document in the Domino® Directory.