No "Fragment Alignment" setting in server-based TMs

Question

Hi 
 When opening server-based TMs on a GroupShare 2017 SR1 server, I don't see the settings level "Fragment Alignment", which is present in the settings of file-based TMs. 
 Is this on purpose or a bug? 
 Where do we change the settings for Fragment Alignment for such TMs? 
 The only indication that the TM is upLIFT-enabled is this indication in the GS web-based management console: 
 
 .. although this also sounds weird, it always shows more unaligned units than there are units in total?!? 
 I hope, someone can shed some light on this. 
 Walter

Luis Lopes · Answer

Hi Walter, 
 
The settings not being exposed in Studio is by design. We want the GroupShare upLIFT functionality to be a seamless as possible, i.e. every Groupshare TM is upLIFT enabled and you don't have to worry about settings or triggering it manually. As it's a server we can do this automatically in the background vs. a file-based TM. 
The settings for search that are in Studio (i.e. how many fragments to search for etc.) are valid for both file and server-based TMs. 
 
The unaligned value being higher than the TU count is very likely related to a recent import. By default GS 2017 SR1 refreshes the TU count every 10 minutes and not in real-time to reduce the impact on performance. So if you check that TM 10 minutes later, the TUs are likely higher again. 
 
Thanks, 
Luis

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No "Fragment Alignment" setting in server-based TMs