Z39.50 returns inconsistent search results
- Article Type: General
- Product: Aleph
- Product Version: 18 and up
Description
When searching for a document number, Z39.50 server cannot always find the record, sometimes you get a proper result and sometimes the search is answered with "0" results.
Resolution
The problem occurs when the system is very loaded.
This is a workaround in order to avoid the problem:
Start an own PC server dedicated only to Z39.50 Server. This requires to add the "new" PC server port to $alephe_tab/z39_server/z39_server.conf.
Additional Information
Problem may occur in rare cases when the main server is heavily loaded and doesn' t answer in time.
Category: Z39.50 (500)
- Article last edited: 26-July-2016