AnzoGraph Settings Reference

This topic provides reference information for each of the AnzoGraph system configuration settings. The configuration file, <install_path>/config/settings.conf, categorizes the settings as either Basic or Advanced. The advanced-level settings should only be configured by system administrators or users with an advanced level of knowledge about AnzoGraph or databases in general. For instructions on changing settings, see Changing AnzoGraph Settings.

Basic Settings

This section describes the settings in the Basic section of settings.conf.

Setting Default Value (type) Description
enable_persistence false (boolean) Controls whether AnzoGraph saves a copy of the data in memory to disk. For more information, see Enabling Persistence (Preview).
enable_sparql_protocol false (boolean) Controls whether to enable the HTTP SPARQL endpoint. The sparql_protocol_port setting controls the port to use to access the endpoint.

Enabling the SPARQL HTTP protocol opens the standard SPARQL-compliant HTTP endpoint. Unlike the Anzo protocol endpoint, the SPARQL HTTP endpoint is not secured.
enable_ssl_protocol false (boolean) Controls whether to enable the secure HTTPS SPARQL endpoint. The ssl_protocol_port setting controls the port to use.

Enabling the SPARQL HTTPS protocol opens the standard SPARQL-compliant HTTPS endpoint. Unlike the Anzo protocol endpoint, the SPARQL HTTPS endpoint is encrypted but not authenticated.
internal_directory Not set (char) The directory where AnzoGraph should save internal database-related files such as generated code, logs, and query plans. When not set, the default is <install_path>/internal. For more information, see Relocating AnzoGraph Directories.
max_memory System-based (int) Specifies the amount of memory (in MB) to make available for AnzoGraph. The default is system-based; at startup, AnzoGraph determines the amount of RAM that is available and sets max_memory. In test environments where AnzoGraph may be co-located with other programs, you can set the max_memory value to put a limit on the amount of memory AnzoGraph can use. However, Cambridge Semantics recommends that you do not set max_memory unless instructed to do so by Support.
output_format xml (char) Specifies the default output format for AnzoGraph responses. Valid values are xml, json, or csv.
persistence_directory Not set (char) The directory where AnzoGraph should save data when enable_persistence is true and data is persisted to disk. When not set, the default is <install_path>/persistence. For more information, see Relocating AnzoGraph Directories.
sparql_protocol_port 7070 (int) Specifies the port to use to access the SPARQL HTTP endpoint when enable_sparql_protocol is true.
sparql_spec_default_graph false (boolean) Controls the default scope of SPARQL queries when FROM clauses are excluded from a query. When false, queries without FROM clauses target the default graph (DEFAULTSET) only. Triples in named graphs will not be included in the scope of the query. When true, AnzoGraph conforms to the SPARQL specification and includes the default graph and all named graphs in the scope of a query that omits the FROM clause. For more information, see Changing the Default FROM Clause Behavior.
spill_directory Not set (char) The directory where AnzoGraph should save temporary query files that spill to disk. When not set, the default is <install_path>/spill. For more information, see Relocating AnzoGraph Directories.

AnzoGraph uses O_DIRECT to read the spill files into the database. If you relocate the spill directory, make sure to place it on an ext4 file system that supports O_DIRECT.
ssl_protocol_port 8256 (int) This setting specifies the port to use to access the SPARQL HTTPS endpoint when enable_ssl_protocol is true.
startup_info 1 (int) Specifies how verbose the database startup message is: - 0-quiet, 1-ready, 2-ports, 3-more.
stop_timeout 30 (int) When the database stop command is issued, this setting specifies the number of seconds to wait for queries to finish before stopping the database.
truncate_clob false (boolean) Controls whether to automatically truncate large strings to the maximum string size (2 MB).
use_custom_ssl_files false (boolean) Indicates whether you are replacing AnzoGraph's self-signed certificates with your own custom certificates. To configure AnzoGraph to use your certificates, follow the instructions in Replace the Default Self-Signed Certificates with Trusted Certificates.

Anzo also needs to trust the new certificates. Make sure you have Trust All TLS Certificates enabled on the AnzoGraph connection or make sure Anzo's trust store has either the certificate for the CA that signed the certificate or the certificate itself.
user_queues 40 (int) Sets the limit on the number of queries that can run concurrently.
xray_sth_portion 0.001 (float) In 3.1 releases, this setting configures the percentage of total memory to use for storing historical system table information in memory before spilling to disk. The default value 0.001 = 0.1% of memory.
xray_sth_spool_duration 7days (char) In 3.1 releases, this setting controls the length of time to accumulate historical system table information on disk for xrays.
xray_sth_spool_maxgb 20 (int) In 3.1 releases, this setting controls the maximum size (in GB) per node of historical system table information to keep on disk for xrays. When the limit is reached, AnzoGraph deletes the oldest N records, where N depends on the server workload but is typically about 5 to 6 minutes worth of system table data.

Advanced Settings

This section describes the settings in the Advanced section of settings.conf.

Setting Default Value (type) Description
anzo_protocol_port 5700 (int) The Anzo protocol (gRPC) port for secure communication between AnzoGraph and Anzo.
auto_restart_directory Not set (char) Specifies the base location of the auto_restart directory, which contains the denied_list, warned_list, and unanalyzed_list directories. When not set, the default is <install_path>/internal. For more information about the auto-restart feature, see Managing Automatic Restarts.
auto_restart_max_attempts 5 (int) Specifies the number of times the system manager should attempt to start the database after a crash. The default value is 5, which means the system manager will attempt to restart the database a maximum of 5 times. Changing auto_restart_max_attempts to 0 disables the auto-restart feature. For more information about the auto-restart feature, see Managing Automatic Restarts.
auto_restart_time 600 (int) Specifies the number of seconds to spend attempting to restart the database. If all attempts fail and this time limit is reached, the system manager stops trying to restart the database. The default value is 600, which means that the system manager will attempt to restart the database for a maximum of 600 seconds (10 minutes). For more information about the auto-restart feature, see Managing Automatic Restarts.
aws_log_level 2 (int) AnzoGraph uses an AWS C++ SDK for loading data from S3. This setting controls the logging level for the AWS SDK. The default value is 2, which is error level logging. Valid values are 0 (off), 1 (fatal), 2 (error), 3 (warn), 4 (info), 5 (debug), and 6 (trace).
aws_search_regions Not set (char) Lists the regions to search for AWS S3 buckets that are listed as file locations for LOAD queries.
azgmgrd_client_auth false (boolean) Controls whether the system management daemon (azgmgrd) and system manager (azgctl) use authentication in addition to encryption when connecting to other system managers over the system management gRPC port (5600). The default value is false, which means the system management connections are encrypted but not authenticated. For more information about azgmgrd authentication, see Enable System Manager Authentication.
azgmgrd_password N/A This is the password that the system management daemon (azgmgrd) uses for gRPC access to the database. Typically this value is not changed as it is only used internally for authentication between the system manager and the database. If you do want to change the password, you cannot change it directly in the settings.conf file. See Change the System Manager Password for instructions.
bits_per_pred_index 16 (int) Specifies the maximum number of unique graph and predicate URIs that can be stored in AnzoGraph. The maximum number is two to the power of this value. The default value (16) for bits_per_pred_index is set to the maximum value and should not be changed. 2^16 = 64k unique predicate and graph URIs.
bits_per_uri_index 32 (int) Specifies the maximum number of unique subject URIs that can be stored in AnzoGraph. The maximum number is two to the power of this value. The default value (32) for bits_per_uri_index is set to the maximum value and should not be changed. 2^32=4+ trillion unique subject URIs.
blank_node_name genid (char) Specifies the default name basis for blank nodes. By default, AnzoGraph generates a number ID for the node. For example, inserting _:a results in a URI such as bnode:a__63.
call_home_for_updates false (boolean) Controls whether AnzoGraph checks for updates over the internet.
comm_port_base 9100 (int) Specifies the port to use for internal cluster communication.
compile_concurrent 8 (int) Specifies the maximum number of generated code compilations to perform concurrently.
compile_max_memory 500 (int) Sets the limit on the amount of memory (in MB) that AnzoGraph can allocate for compiling generated code before switching from optimized compile to non-optimized compile.
compile_max_seconds 30 (int) Sets the limit on the number of seconds to spend compiling generated code before switching from optimized compile to non-optimized compile.
compile_optimized background (char) Specifies the type of optimized compile to perform.
copy_file_size 5 (int) Controls the size (in MB) of the Turtle files that are generated when graphmart contents are exported to files.
enable_owlstats true (boolean) In order to generate query execution plans, AnzoGraph needs to gather statistics about the data, such as the number of triples per graph and number of distinct subjects and predicates. This setting controls whether advanced statistics gathering, called OWL stats, is enabled. OWL stats use the metadata from data models to generate statistics. Cambridge Semantics recommends that you leave enable_owlstats enabled unless otherwise instructed.
enable_refresh_stats_on_update true (boolean) Controls whether the statistics in AnzoGraph are flagged as outdated when a graph is updated.
enable_root_user false (boolean) Controls whether to allow a user running with root privileges to start AnzoGraph.
enable_unbound_variables false (boolean) Controls whether AnzoGraph returns an empty result or an error if a query references a missing graph or includes unbound variables. This value is set to false by default, which means AnzoGraph returns an error. For more information, see Ignoring Missing Graphs.
float_decimals 6 (int) This setting does not apply to results that are returned from AnzoGraph to Anzo over gRPC protocol. Anzo converts floating point values to Java native float objects with 6 – 7 total digits of precision. This setting would only affect results that are returned directly from AnzoGraph to another application over HTTP/S protocol.

AnzoGraph formats floating point types using the printf format string %.precision format, where precision is the value of the float_decimals, and format is the value of float_format.

The interpretation of float_decimals differs depending on the value in float_format. For fixed point formats (f and F), float_decimals specifies the number of digits to include after the decimal point, padded with zeros if necessary. For floating point formats (e, E, g, and G), float_decimals specifies the number of significant digits to round the result to.
float_format g (char) This setting does not apply to results that are returned from AnzoGraph to Anzo over gRPC protocol. Anzo converts floating point values to Java native float objects with 6 – 7 total digits of precision. This setting would only affect results that are returned directly from AnzoGraph to another application over HTTP/S protocol.

AnzoGraph formats floating point types using the printf format string %.precision format, where format is the value of the float_format, and precision is the value of float_decimals. Valid values for float_format are e, E, f, F, g, or G. In the default configuration, a value of 10000000000.123 is returned as 1e+10.
grpc_token_expiry 0 (int) Controls how often (in seconds) the gRPC token expires. A value of 0 means the token never expires.
ignore_deniedlist_queries true (boolean) Controls whether denied list queries are blocked from running or are allowed to be run when the database is returned to normal operation. The default value is true, which means denied list queries are ignored. Incoming queries are not compared with the denied list and are permitted to run. If ignore_deniedlist_queries is false, denied list queries are not ignored and are therefore blocked from running until they are removed from the denied list. For more information about the auto-restart feature, see Managing Automatic Restarts.
jvm_max_memory Not set (char) Specifies the maximum size of the heap that can be used by the embedded Java virtual machine (JVM). This setting affects memory used for queries that employ AnzoGraph Java extensions, such as the Graph Data Interface.

Use k, m, or g (case insensitive) for KiB, MiB, or GiB. You can also specify % to indicate a percentage of the total memory that is available to AnzoGraph. By default, this value is not set, which means jvm_max_memory defaults to either 5% of the total memory or 4g, whichever value is smaller.
jvm_options Not set (char) Lists any optional parameters to use for configuring the embedded JVM. Use a semicolon-delimited (;) list to specify multiple parameters. For information about JVM options, see Options in the Java Documentation.
log_directory Not set (char) Specifies where to write system management daemon (azgmgrd) log files. These types of logs (azgmgrd.log, azgctl-<user>.log, azgpidmgr.log, and azgpids.log) are created before the system is initialized and may be written before the <install_path>/internal/log directory exists. Therefore, they are located outside of the AnzoGraph file system, /tmp by default. If you change the log_directory value, Cambridge Semantics recommends that you choose another location that is outside the internal AnzoGraph directories.
policy_file_enabled false (boolean) Enables or disables file system access control policies. When policy_file_enabled is false (the default value), AnzoGraph does not perform file path access checks when a query reads or writes files or directories on the file system. When policy_file_enabled is true and a query attempts to access a file or directory on the file system, AnzoGraph performs the file path access checks that are configured in the file_policy_* settings and returns an access denied error message if the path is not accessible. For instructions on configuring file access policies and the file_policy_read, write, delete, and deny settings, see Managing AnzoGraph File Access Policies.