Jackrabbit hangs on unused data

Jackrabbit Repository (JCR) often retains to a lot of unused data if you perform migrations from the same repository multiple times. This leads to an increase in table sizes and slowdowns on the repository.

You can clean up this unused data in the JCR by enabling a system listener designed for this purpose. Cleaning up the JCR can only be done with no users logged into it, and the repository remains locked while the process is running.

1. Stop the Pentaho Server.

2. Locate the pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system directory and open the systemListeners.xml with any text editor.

3. Add this bean as the last item within the list tags.

   <bean id="repositoryCleanerSystemListener" class="org.pentaho.platform.plugin.services.repository.RepositoryCleanerSystemListener">
   <property name="gcEnabled" value="true"/>
   <property name="execute" value="now"/>
   </bean>

4. Save and close the systemListeners.xml file and restart the Pentaho Server.

You can customize the settings for the repositoryCleanerSystemListener by editing these properties. We recommend cleaning up the Jackrabbit repository on a regular schedule.

Property	Description
gcEnabled	This is a Boolean flag that turns the listener On (true) or Off (false).
execute	You can choose to run the listener:- now runs once during server start-up weekly runs on the first day of each week (Sunday) monthly runs on the first day of each month