AEM 6.3 Maintenance activities or Performance tuning or How to prevent the repository growth

Statement  : Unusual Repository growth :

Environment : AEM 6.3

Perform the below activities for the maintenance of AEM server to avaoid the repository growth on daily or weekly Basis

v  Turn on DAM asset update workflow model to Transient model :                                                  https://aemexperts.blogspot.sg/search/label/Workflow to 10% workflow processing specifically for the DAM update asset workflow.
v  Use the DAM update assets offloading workflow : https://aemexperts.blogspot.sg/2018/05/aem-dam-update-asset-offloading.html to improve the Master author server performance

v  Follow the https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/kb/performance-tuning-tips.html

v  Workflow purge maintenance :

§  Go to this https://localhost:5443/libs/granite/operations/content/maintenanceWindow.html/libs/settings/granite/operations/maintenance/granite_weekly#

§  Mouse over on the workflow purge

§  Click on the run (play icon)

§  After completion it show yes green mark stating the last and next run for this activity

v  Workflow Archive

§  Go to this path https://localhost:5443/libs/cq/workflow/admin/console/content/archive.html

§  Select all and delete

v  Workflow Failure

§  Go to this path https://localhost:5443/libs/cq/workflow/admin/console/content/failures.html

§  Select all and delete

v  Version Purge maintenance

§  https://localhost:5443/libs/granite/operations/content/maintenanceWindow.html/libs/settings/granite/operations/maintenance/granite_daily

§  Mouse over on  the version urge

§  Click on RUN(play icon)

§  That’s it!

§  Click on Configure icon to configure to change the scheduling.

v  Audit Log Purge maintenance

§  Go to this path https://localhost:5443/libs/granite/operations/content/maintenanceWindow.html/libs/settings/granite/operations/maintenance/granite_weekly

§  Mouse over on the Audit log maintenance

§  Click on run (play icon)

v  Revision cleanup

§  Go to this URL https://localhost:5443/libs/granite/operations/content/maintenanceWindow.html/libs/settings/granite/operations/maintenance/granite_daily

§  Mouse over on  the revision cleanup

§  Click on RUN

§  That’s it!

§  Click on Configure icon to change the auto schedule details

v  Data store Garbage Collection

§  Go to this path https://localhost:5443/libs/granite/operations/content/maintenanceWindow.html/libs/settings/granite/operations/maintenance/granite_weekly#

§  Mouse over on the datastore garbage collection >> click  on the Run(play icon)

§  After some time it shows the activity has been completed and shows Yes Green mark

v  Index Manager

§  Go to this path https://localhost:5443/libs/granite/operations/content/diagnosis/tool.html/granite_oakindexmanager

§  Select the node name for the reindex

§  Click on the reindex or bulk index

§  Monitor the log files for start and completion of indexing

v  Monitor the logs

§  https://localhost:5443/libs/granite/operations/content/diagnosis/tool.html/granite_logmessages

§  Monitor the error.log, Warning, info and Debug level messages

§  Take action based on the error message

§  Critical errors will be highlighted on red color

v  Datastore consistency Check

v  Perform the Online or offline compaction

v  Disable the External link checker

v  Oak session expiration set to 1hr by default