Pluggable Backend

This is an abstract object type that cannot be instantiated.

A Pluggable Backend stores application data in a pluggable database.

Pluggable Backends

The following Pluggable Backends are available:

These Pluggable Backends inherit the properties described below.

Parent

The Pluggable Backend object inherits from Local Backend.

Dependencies

The following objects belong to Pluggable Backends:

Properties

Use the --advanced option to access advanced properties.

Basic Properties

backend-id

SynopsisSpecifies a name to identify the associated backend.
DescriptionThe name must be unique among all backends in the server. The backend ID may not be altered after the backend is created in the server.
Default ValueNone
Allowed ValuesA string.
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredYes
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyYes

base-dn

SynopsisSpecifies the base DN(s) for the data that the backend handles.
DescriptionA single backend may be responsible for one or more base DNs. Note that no two backends may have the same base DN although one backend may have a base DN that is below a base DN provided by another backend (similar to the use of sub-suffixes in the Sun Java System Directory Server). If any of the base DNs is subordinate to a base DN for another backend, then all base DNs for that backend must be subordinate to that same base DN.
Default ValueNone
Allowed ValuesA valid DN.
Multi-valuedYes
RequiredYes
Admin Action RequiredNone
No administrative action is required by default although some action may be required on a per-backend basis before the new base DN may be used.
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

cipher-key-length

SynopsisSpecifies the key length in bits for the preferred cipher.
Default Value128
Allowed ValuesAn integer. Lower limit: 0.
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
Changes to this property take effect immediately but only affect cryptographic operations performed after the change.
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

cipher-transformation

SynopsisSpecifies the cipher for the directory server. The syntax is "algorithm/mode/padding".
DescriptionThe full transformation is required: specifying only an algorithm and allowing the cipher provider to supply the default mode and padding is not supported, because there is no guarantee these default values are the same among different implementations. Some cipher algorithms, including RC4 and ARCFOUR, do not have a mode or padding, and hence must be specified using NONE for the mode field and NoPadding for the padding field. For example, RC4/NONE/NoPadding.
Default ValueAES/CBC/PKCS5Padding
Allowed ValuesA string.
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
Changes to this property take effect immediately but only affect cryptographic operations performed after the change.
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

compact-encoding

SynopsisIndicates whether the backend should use a compact form when encoding entries by compressing the attribute descriptions and object class sets.
DescriptionNote that this property applies only to the entries themselves and does not impact the index data.
Default Valuetrue
Allowed Valuestrue
false
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
Changes to this setting take effect only for writes that occur after the change is made. It is not retroactively applied to existing data.
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

confidentiality-enabled

SynopsisIndicates whether the backend should make entries in database files readable only by Directory Server.
DescriptionConfidentiality is achieved by enrypting entries before writing them to the underlying storage. Entry encryption will protect data on disk from unauthorised parties reading the files; for complete protection, also set confidentiality for sensitive attributes indexes. The property cannot be set to false if some of the indexes have confidentiality set to true.
Default Valuefalse
Allowed Valuestrue
false
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

enabled

SynopsisIndicates whether the backend is enabled in the server.
DescriptionIf a backend is not enabled, then its contents are not accessible when processing operations.
Default ValueNone
Allowed Valuestrue
false
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredYes
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

java-class

SynopsisSpecifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the backend implementation.
Default ValueNone
Allowed ValuesA Java class that extends or implements:
org.opends.server.api.Backend
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredYes
Admin Action RequiredThe object must be disabled and re-enabled for changes to take effect.
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

writability-mode

SynopsisSpecifies the behavior that the backend should use when processing write operations.
Default Valueenabled
Allowed Values

disabled: Causes all write attempts to fail.

enabled: Allows write operations to be performed in that backend (if the requested operation is valid, the user has permission to perform the operation, the backend supports that type of write operation, and the global writability-mode property is also enabled).

internal-only: Causes external write attempts to fail but allows writes by replication and internal operations.

Multi-valuedNo
RequiredYes
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedNo
Read-OnlyNo

Advanced Properties

entries-compressed

SynopsisIndicates whether the backend should attempt to compress entries before storing them in the database.
DescriptionNote that this property applies only to the entries themselves and does not impact the index data. Further, the effectiveness of the compression is based on the type of data contained in the entry.
Default Valuefalse
Allowed Valuestrue
false
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
Changes to this setting take effect only for writes that occur after the change is made. It is not retroactively applied to existing data.
AdvancedYes
Read-OnlyNo

import-offheap-memory-size

SynopsisSpecifies the amount of off-heap memory dedicated to the online operation (import-ldif, rebuild-index).
Default ValueUse only heap memory.
Allowed ValuesA positive integer representing a size.
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedYes
Read-OnlyNo

index-entry-limit

SynopsisSpecifies the maximum number of entries that is allowed to match a given index key before that particular index key is no longer maintained.
DescriptionThis property is analogous to the ALL IDs threshold in the Sun Java System Directory Server. Note that this is the default limit for the backend, and it may be overridden on a per-attribute basis. A value of 0 means there is no limit. Changing the index entry limit significantly can result in serious performance degradation. Please read the documentation before changing this setting.
Default Value4000
Allowed ValuesAn integer. Lower limit: 0. Upper limit: 2147483647.
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
If any index keys have already reached this limit, indexes need to be rebuilt before they are allowed to use the new limit.
AdvancedYes
Read-OnlyNo

index-filter-analyzer-enabled

SynopsisIndicates whether to gather statistical information about the search filters processed by the directory server while evaluating the usage of indexes.
DescriptionAnalyzing indexes requires gathering search filter usage patterns from user requests, especially for values as specified in the filters and subsequently looking the status of those values into the index files. When a search requests is processed, internal or user generated, a first phase uses indexes to find potential entries to be returned. Depending on the search filter, if the index of one of the specified attributes matches too many entries (exceeds the index entry limit), the search becomes non-indexed. In any case, all entries thus gathered (or the entire DIT) are matched against the filter for actually returning the search result.
Default Valuefalse
Allowed Valuestrue
false
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedYes
Read-OnlyNo

index-filter-analyzer-max-filters

SynopsisThe maximum number of search filter statistics to keep.
DescriptionWhen the maximum number of search filter is reached, the least used one will be deleted.
Default Value25
Allowed ValuesAn integer. Lower limit: 1.
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedYes
Read-OnlyNo

preload-time-limit

SynopsisSpecifies the length of time that the backend is allowed to spend "pre-loading" data when it is initialized.
DescriptionThe pre-load process is used to pre-populate the database cache, so that it can be more quickly available when the server is processing requests. A duration of zero means there is no pre-load.
Default Value0s
Allowed ValuesA duration. Lower limit: 0 milliseconds. Upper limit: 2147483647 milliseconds.
Multi-valuedNo
RequiredNo
Admin Action RequiredNone
AdvancedYes
Read-OnlyNo