Which Active Directory attributes should be added as search index?

Which Active Directory attributes should be added as search index?


Problem: Active Directory slowness issues in various parts of the webNetwork product - login, webStorage, webAdmin, etc...



Cause:  Different Active Directory environments may require indexing of attributes to improve performance.  For example, slowness may be attributed to lots of groups and index for "member" attribute may greatly improve search times.  IMPORTANT - make sure to read "What to consider before adding an Active Directory search index for an attribute?" helpdesk article before proceeding.



Solution(s):  Depending on part of the product that is seeing slowness, the solution will be different.

webStorage slowness index the following:
  • "member"
  • "swareAssignedNodes" 
  • "swareAssignedMenus"

webAdmin slowness index the following:
  • "swareAlias"


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