From the domino wiki
When it comes to configuring the Domino Attachment and Object Service (DAOS), you may be asking yourself – and us in turn – what’s the right way to set it up? For example, is there an optimum “Minimum Sizeâ€� setting? Should the repository go under the data directory or on its own drive? What’s the best “Deferred Deletion Intervalâ€� in relation to my backup and restore schedule? This guide, and the documents it references, attempts to answer these questions of individual, site-specific configuration in general terms with guidelines for adapting and modifying them based on measurements made against your particular environment.
