Optimize a Database

If the administrative summary for a specific vault indicates that defragmentation is recommended, the database can be defragmented using the server console.

Note: Access to the vault database is blocked during this task. Data management clients cannot access the database until the task is completed.
  1. Select a vault from the Vaults folder. The administrative summary for the vault indicates if defragmentation is recommended.
  2. Select Actions > Optimize Database. Before performing any defragmentation operation, all the indexes should be analyzed properly.
  3. Click Analyze to perform a scan on the database and report the number of fragmentations.
  4. Click Optimize to defragment the database. Defragmentation actually rebuilds or reorganizes the indexes to match the logical ordering of data.
  5. You are prompted to confirm locking the vault to prevent users from accessing it during the operation. Click Yes.
  6. A message is displayed indicating that the defragmentation completed successfully. Click OK.
Parent page: Manage Vaults and Databases