Advanced settings to control contact list size
You can manage advanced configuration settings for controlling contact list size. By default, there is no limit to the number of contacts in the list.
The MAX_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBES_PER_CLIENT
setting
in the [Config] section of the sametime.ini file
limits the number of users that the client can subscribe to, or see
awareness on. A public group is counted as one subscription. This
limit is published as a server attribute, and the client is responsible
for enforcing it. In order to enforce this limit on the server, set
the IGNORE_SUBSCRIBES_ABOVE_MAX
value in the [Config] section
of the sametime.ini file.
The ST_GROUPS_MAX_MEMBERS
setting in the [Directory] section
of the sametime.ini file limits the maximum number
of users that the IBM® Sametime® Community Server
will allow in a public group. A public group that is too big will
appear empty. Once a group is marked too big, it will remain this
way until the server is restarted, even if its contents have changed
in the directory to less than the maximum. Set the value to be a number
from 1 - 1000. 1,000 members is the maximum recommended group size.
You should not set a value of 0 (zero), which
indicates the feature is off.
The SEND_IGNORING_ANNOUNCEMENT_ONLY_ONCE_PER_SESSION
setting
in the [Config] section of the sametime.ini file
limits how often the Sametime server
sends an announcement that the user contact list has exceeded the
configured limit. Set this value to 1 so that
the message appears only once per user session. If you do not, the
announcement is sent every time the contact list limit is exceeded.
Policies and MAX_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBES_PER_CLIENT
The Limit contact list size and Contacts policy settings control the size of the contact list and do not restrain subscriptions. For example, you can set this to 5 and open chat history which has 200 contacts, and the client subscribes to 205 users. If you set this to 5 and the user has 100 contacts on the list already, it does not remove anyone, but it prompts the user to do so. The MAX_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBES_PER_CLIENT limits the client so it does not subscribe to users beyond this limit.
Sametime.ini file
[Config]
MAX_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBES_PER_CLIENT=750
IGNORE_SUBSCRIBES_ABOVE_MAX=751
[Directory]
ST_GROUPS_MAX_MEMBERS=900
Sametime Unified Telephony considerations
Sametime server version | IGNORE_SUBSCRIBES_ABOVE_ |
IGNORE_SUBSCRIBES_ABOVE_ |
---|---|---|
8.0.x | -1 (disabled) | Must be -1. The setting can be omitted from sametime.ini, or explicitly set to -1. |
8.5.x | -1 (disabled) | Must be -1. The setting can be omitted from sametime.ini, or explicitly set to -1. |