Search Service Process Properties
When you create a Search Service, you configure the Search Service process properties. You can edit the Search Service process properties on the Processes tab in the Administrator tool.
The Search Service runs the Search Service process on a node. When you select the Search Service in the Administrator tool, you can view the service processes for the Search Service on the Processes tab. You can view the node properties for the service process in the Service panel. You can view the service process properties in the Service Process Properties panel.
Note: You must select the node to view the service process properties in the Service Process Properties panel.
You can configure the following types of Search Service process properties:
- •Advanced properties
- •Environment variables
- •Custom properties
If you update any of the process properties, restart the Search Service for the modifications to take effect.
Advanced Properties of the Search Service Process
Advanced properties include properties for the maximum heap size and the Java Virtual Manager (JVM) memory settings.
You can configure the following advanced properties for the Search Service process:
- Maximum Heap Size
- Amount of RAM allocated to the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that runs the Search Service. Use this property to increase the performance. Append one of the following letters to the value to specify the units:
- - b for bytes.
- - k for kilobytes.
- - m for megabytes.
- - g for gigabytes.
- Default is 768 megabytes. Specify 1 gigabyte if you run the Search Service on a 64-bit machine.
- JVM Command Line Options
- Java Virtual Machine (JVM) command line options to run Java-based programs.
- You must set the following JVM command line options:
- - -Dfile.encoding. File encoding. Default is UTF-8.
- - -Xms. Minimum heap size. Default value is 256 m.
- - -XX:MaxPermSize. Maximum permanent generation size. Default is 128 m.
- - -XX:+HeapDumpOutOfMemoryError. Include option to write heap memory to a file if a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError error occurs.
Environment Variables for the Search Service Process
You can edit environment variables for the Search Service process.
You can define environment variables for the Search Service in the Environment Variables property.
Custom Properties for the Search Service Process
Configure custom properties that are unique to specific environments.
You might need to apply custom properties in special cases. When you define a custom property, enter the property name and an initial value. Define custom properties only at the request of Informatica Global Customer Support.