Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3 Administration Guide

Configuring Group Size

The group size (default value 1) represents the maximum number of data modifications that can be bundled into a single update message. If the network connection appears to be impeding replication, increase the group size to a higher value than the default, such as 10, and recheck replication performance.

When increasing the group size, make sure that the following are true:

ProcedureTo Configure Group Size


  1. Modify the group size.

    $ dsconf set-repl-agmt-prop -h host -p port suffix-DN \
     consumer-host:consumer-port transport-group-size:value

    For example:

    $ dsconf set-repl-agmt-prop -h host2 -p 1389 dc=example,dc=com host1:1389 \