Indexing seems to hang and does not complete

SYMPTOMS

Building an index with a large amount of data can sometimes seem to hang.

CAUSE

This may be caused by using index settings which are not optimal for the affected index.

RESOLUTION

• Browse to the index settings for the affected index.
• For example: c:\zylab data\Indexes\m_427\settings.txt
• Make a back up of the settings.txt
• Open the settings.txt and find the Spill Limit.
• By default, this is set to 500: SpillLimit=500
• If indexing appears to hang or not complete, increase it to 1000: SpillLimit=1000
• Save the settings file and start indexing again.

APPLIES TO

5.0 Service Pack 7; 6.0 Service Pack 1; 6.0 Service Pack 2; 6.0; 6.1; 6.1 Service Pack 1; 6.1 Service Pack 2; 6.2; 6.2 Service Pack 1; 6.2 Service Pack 2; 6.3