Compacting the WINS Database

There is no built-in limit to the number of records that a WINS server can replicate or store. The size of the database is dependent on the number of WINS clients on the network. The WINS database grows over time as a result of clients starting and stopping on the network.

The size of the WINS database is not directly proportional to the number of active client entries. Over time, as some WINS client entries become obsolete and are deleted, there remains some unused space.

To recover space and improve performance, you use the Solaris command line on the SunLink Server computer to compact the database. See "How to Compact the WINS Database".