How to Control Server Performance During Indexing

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With full-text indexing, Exchange indexes every word in a database, making faster searching possible.

Note

Indexing is a resource-intensive feature that requires a significant number of CPU cycles. Indexing gigabytes of data can take hours or days. Consider scheduling indexing when the server is not being heavily used.

This procedure outlines how to control server performance during indexing.

Procedure

To control server performance during indexing

  • On the Full-Text Indexing tab in the server's Properties dialog box, in the System resource usage list, select a usage level: Minimum, Low, High, or Maximum.

    Note

    To limit the CPU resources that the indexing service occupies, set the server usage level to a lower value (Minimum or Low).

    Full-Text Indexing tab

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For More Information

For more information about how to configure full-text indexing to support your Exchange organization, see Managing Recipients and Recipient Policies in Exchange Server 2003 and "Using Full-Text Indexing" in Working with the Exchange Server 2003 Store.