Shell ScriptsChapter 8 Command-Line Scripts 271vlvindex (Create virtual list view indexes)To run the vlvindex script, the server must be stopped. The vlvindex scriptcreates virtual list view (VLV) indexes, known in the Directory Server Console asbrowsing indexes. VLV indexes introduce flexibility in the way you view searchresults. Using VLV indexes, you can organize search results alphabetically or inreverse alphabetical order, and you can scroll through the list of results. VLV indexconfiguration must already exist prior to running this script.SyntaxOptionsYou must specify either the -n or the -s option.Shell script: vlvindex [-d debugLevel] [-n backendInstance] [-ssuffix][-T vlvTag]OptionParameter Description-d debugLevel Specifies the debug level to use during index creation. Debuglevels are defined in “nsslapd-errorlog-level (Error LogLevel),” on page 58.-D Specifies the server configuration directory that contains theconfiguration information for the index creation process. Youmust specify the full path to the slapd-serverID directory.-n backendInstance Name of the database containing the entries to index.-s suffix Name of the suffix containing the entries to index.-T vlvTag VLV index identifier to use to create VLV indexes. You canuse the Console to specify VLV index identifier for eachdatabase supporting your directory tree, as described in theRed Hat Directory Server Administrator’s Guide. You can defineadditional VLV tags by creating them in LDIF and addingthem to Directory Server’s configuration, as described in theRed Hat Directory Server Administrator’s Guide. In any case, werecommend you use the DN of the entry for which you wantto accelerate the search sorting.
