Using Web Administration

If you have not done so already, click Server administration in the Web Administration navigation area and then click Manage server properties in the expanded list. Next, click the Search settings tab.

1. Under Search size limit, click either the Entries or the Unlimited radio button. If you select Entries, you need to specify in the field the maximum number of entries a search returns. The default setting is 500. If more entries fit the search criteria, they are not returned. This limit does not apply to the administrator or administrative group members.
2. Under Search time limit, click either the Seconds or the Unlimited radio button. If you select Entries, you need to specify in the field the maximum amount of time the server spends processing the request. The default setting is 900. This limit does not apply to the administrator administrative group members.
3. Under Alias dereferencing, expand the drop-down menu for Alias dereferencing and select one of the following options. The default setting is always.

   never

   Aliases are never dereferenced

   find

   Aliases are dereferenced when finding the starting point for the search, but not when searching under that starting entry.

   search

   Aliases are dereferenced when searching the entries beneath the starting point of the search, but not when finding the starting entry.

   always

   Aliases are always dereferenced, both when finding the starting point for the search, and also when searching the entries beneath the starting entry. Always is the default setting.

   Note: This option is available only if your server supports dereferencing aliases.
4. Under Page search settings, do the following steps:
   1. To restrict search paging capabilities to administrators, select the Allow only administrators to perform page searches check box.
   2. In the Idle time out for paged searches (seconds) field, specify the idle time out for paged searches in seconds.
   3. In the Maximum number of concurrent paged searches field, specify the maximum number of outstanding paged results operations allowed by the server at any given time. The default setting is 3.Note: Setting the value to 0 disables paged searches.
5. Under Sorted search settings, do the following steps:
   1. To restrict search sorting capabilities to administrators, select the Allow only administrators to perform sort searches check box.
   2. In the Maximum number of attributes allowed in sorted searches field, specify the maximum number of attributes that is allowed in sorted searches. The default setting is 3. Note: Setting the value to 0 disables sorted searches.
6. Under Virtual list view search, do the following steps:
   1. To enable or disable virtual list view search, select or clear the Enable virtual list view search check box. This control is associated with the ibm-slapdVLVEnabled attribute of the cn=VirtualListView, cn=Configuration entry.Note: Virtual list view support can be enabled or disabled dynamically.
   2. In the Maximum number of entries before offset in a virtual list view search field, specify the maximum number of entries before offset that each virtual list view search can send. This field is associated with the ibm-slapdMaxVLVBeforeCount attribute of the cn=VirtualListView, cn=Configuration entry.
   Note: For additional information about virtual list view, see Virtual list view
7. Under Persistent search, do the following steps:
   1. Select the Enable persistent search check box to enable persistent search.
   2. Enter a numeric value in the Maximum number of concurrent persistent searches (Max 2000) field to specify the maximum number of concurrent persistent searches to be allowed.
   Note: For additional information about persistent search, see Persistent search
8. When you are finished, click Apply to save your changes without exiting, or click OK to apply your changes and exit, or click Cancel to exit this panel without making any changes.

See Directory search with paging and sorting for additional information about searches.