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Default Settings for Siebel Analytics Server Configuration Files


When you install Siebel Analytics, the installer automatically sets some Analytics Server parameter. Table 42 briefly summarizes these default settings. For the details of these parameter settings, see NQSConfig.INI File Reference and NQClusterConfig.INI File Reference.

Table 40.  Default Siebel Analytics Configuration File Settings
Section
Parameter
Default Value
Other Valid Values (if not binary)
or Notes

Repository

Star

siebelanalytics.rpd

 

Cache

ENABLE

YES

 

DATA_STORAGE_PATHS

\SiebelAnalyticsData\
Temp\Cache

 

METADATA_FILE

\SiebelAnalyticsData\
Temp\Cache\MetaData

 

REPLACE_ALGORITHM

LRU

 

BUFFER_POOL_SIZE

1 MB

 

MAX_ROWS_PER_CACHE_
ENTRY

100000

0 is unlimited size.

MAX_CACHE_ENTRY_SIZE

1 MB

 

MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES

1000

 

POPULATE_AGGREGATE_
ROLLUP_HITS

NO

NOTE:  Read Release Notes before setting to YES.

METADATA_BACKUP_
FREQUENCY_MINUTES

1440

 

General

LOCALE

English-usa

 

SORT_ORDER_LOCALE

english-usa

 

SORT_TYPE

binary

 

CASE_SENSITIVE_
CHARACTER_COMPARISON

OFF

Must match the remote target database.

NULL_VALUES_SORT_
FIRST

OFF

 

DATE_TIME_DISPLAY_
FORMAT

yyyy/mm/dd hh:mi:ss

 

DATE_DISPLAY_FORMAT

yyyy/mm/dd

 

TIME_DISPLAY_FORMAT

hh:mi:ss

 

WORK_DIRECTORY_PATHS

\SiebelAnalyticsData
\Temp

 

SORT_MEMORY_SIZE

4 MB

 

SORT_BUFFER_
INCREMENT_SIZE

256 KB

 

VIRTUAL_TABLE_PAGE_
SIZE

128 KB

 

USE_LONG_MONTH_
NAMES

NO

 

USE_LONG_DAY_NAMES

NO

 

UPPERCASE_USERNAME_
FOR_INITBLOCK

YES

 

Security

DEFAULT_PRIVILEGES

READ

NONE

PERFORM_OS_
AUTHENTICATION

YES

 

PROJECT_INACCESSIBLE_
COLUMN_AS_NULL

YES

 

MINIMUM_PASSWORD_
LENGTH

0

 

AUTHENTICATION_TYPE

NQS

  • DATABASE
  • BYPASS_NQS

Server

SERVER_NAME

Siebel_Analytics_Server

 

MAX_SESSION_LIMIT

2000

 

MAX_REQUEST_PER_
SESSION_LIMIT

500

 

SERVER_THREAD_RANGE

40-100

 

SERVER_THREAD_STACK_
SIZE

0

 

DB_GATEWAY_THREAD_
STACK_SIZE

0

 

MAX_EXPANDED_
SUBQUERY_PREDICATES

8192

 

MAX_QUERY_PLAN_
CACHE_ENTRIES

1024

 

MAX_DRILLDOWN_INFO_
CACHE_ENTRIES

1024

 

MAX_DRILLDOWN_QUERY_
CACHE_ENTRIES

1024

 

INIT_BLOCK_CACHE_
ENTRIES

20

 

CLIENT_MGMT_THREADS_MAX

5

 

RPC_SERVICE_OR_PORT

9703

 

ENABLE_DB_HINTS

YES

 

PREVENT_DIVIDE_BY_
ZERO

YES

 

Server (continued)

CLUSTER_PARTICIPANT

NO

If value is YES, add the following parameters:

  • REPOSITORY_PUBLISHING_DIRECTORY
  • REQUIRE_PUBLISHING_DIRECTORY

REPOSITORY_PUBLISHING_DIRECTORY

<dirname>

Use when CLUSTER_PARTICIPANT = YES

REQUIRE_PUBLISHING_
DIRECTORY

YES

Use when CLUSTER_PARTICIPANT = YES

DISCONNECTED

NO

 

AUTOMATIC_RESTART

YES

 

Dynamic Library

ODBC200

nqsdbgatewayodbc

The dynamic libraries are categorized by the CLI they support.

ODBC350

nqsdbgatewayodbc35

 

OCI7

nqsdbgatewayoci7

 

OCI8

nqsdbgatewayoci8

 

OCI8i

nqsdbgatewayoci8i

 

DB2CLI

nqsdbgatewaydb2cli

 

DB2CLI35

nqsdbgatewaydb2cli35

 

NQSXML

nqsdbgatewayxml

 

XMLA

nqsdbgatewayxmla

 

User Log

USER_LOG_FILE_SIZE

10 MB

Logs query activity when enabled for a user.

CODE_PAGE

UTF8

ANSI, 1252, and others.

Usage Tracking

ENABLE

NO

Collects usage statistics on each logical query submitted to the Analytics Server.

DIRECT_INSERT

YES

Inserts data into a table.

If value is YES, also use the parameter PHYSICAL_TABLE_NAME.

PHYSICAL_TABLE_NAME

<Database>.<Catalog>.<Schema>.<Table>

SQL Server databases use <Database>.<Catalog>.<Schema>.<Table>

Oracle databases use <Database>.<Schema>.<Table>

DIRECT_INSERT

NO

Writes data to a flat file.

If value is NO, also use the parameter STORAGE_DIRECTORY.

STORAGE_DIRECTORY

<full directory path>

Use when STORAGE_DIRECTORY = NO.

CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL_
MINUTES

5

 

FILE_ROLLOVER_
INTERVAL_MINUTES

30

 

CODE_PAGE

UTF8

ANSI, 1252, and others.

Optimization Flags

STRONG_DATETIME_TYPE_CHECKING

ON

 

Cluster
(found in NQCluster Confg.INI file)

ENABLE_CONTROLLER

NO

Analytics Server clustering is enabled via NQSConfig.INI.

PRIMARY_CONTROLLER

<machine_name>

DNS name of Primary Cluster Controller.

SECONDARY_CONTROLLER

<machine_name>

Secondary Cluster Controller; must be distinct from PRIMARY_CONTROLLER.

SERVERS

<analytics_server_name01>

<analytics_server_name02>

List up to 16 unique Siebel Analytics Server machines.

MASTER_SERVER

<analytics_server_name>

DNS of the Analytics Server machine holding master copies of repositories.

NOTE:  Must be in SERVERS list.

SERVER_POLL_SECONDS

5

Polling frequency: Analytics Server to Cluster Controller.

CONTROLLER_POLL_
SECONDS

5

Polling frequency: Cluster Controller to Cluster Controller.

Cluster (continued)

CLIENT_SERVER_PORT

9703

Outfacing port for ODBC connections on the Analytics servers (called RCP_SERVICE_OR_PORT in the NQSConfig.INI file). Replaces SERVER_PORT.

NOTE:  Not registered with IANA; must be verified.

CLIENT_CONTROLLER_
PORT

9706

Outfacing port for clustered ODBC connections on the Cluster Controllers. Replaces CONTROLLER_PORT.

NOTE:  Not registered with IANA; must be verified.

MONITOR_CONTROLLER_
PORT

9700

TCP/UDP port for intracluster communication with clustered Analytics Servers.

NOTE:  Not registered with IANA; must be verified.

MONITOR_SERVER_PORT

9701

SERVER_MANAGER_PORT

9702

Port used by the Server Manager.

NOTE:  Needed only on UNIX.


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