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Clarify import memory controls#2980

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@mauvo mauvo commented Apr 10, 2026

Summary

  • clarify on the generic admin configuration page that neo4j-admin database import uses --max-off-heap-memory rather than server.memory.pagecache.size for import memory sizing
  • add an Import memory controls subsection to the import page
  • explain that Configured max memory in import output is the effective off-heap memory budget
  • update the full and incremental option tables to make --max-off-heap-memory the explicit tuning knob for import memory

Validation

  • git diff --check
  • npm run build:preview

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@mauvo, Thanks so much for this clarification. Could you also update the descriptions of the options in the monorepo? I tried, but it seems to be mentioned in many places, so I would rather leave it to someone who knows more about the repository.

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renetapopova commented Apr 22, 2026

Depends on https://github.com/neo-technology/neo4j/pull/37026. I'll update the descriptions when the PR is merged into the monorepo.

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neo4j-docops-agent commented May 15, 2026

Thanks for the documentation updates.

The preview documentation has now been torn down - reopening this PR will republish it.

@renetapopova renetapopova merged commit 1719e56 into neo4j:dev May 15, 2026
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## Summary
- clarify on the generic admin configuration page that `neo4j-admin
database import` uses `--max-off-heap-memory` rather than
`server.memory.pagecache.size` for import memory sizing
- add an `Import memory controls` subsection to the import page
- explain that `Configured max memory` in import output is the effective
off-heap memory budget
- update the full and incremental option tables to make
`--max-off-heap-memory` the explicit tuning knob for import memory

## Validation
- `git diff --check`
- `npm run build:preview`

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Co-authored-by: David Pond <davidpond@gmail.com>
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