I need to know how to index a Centera DiskXtender file storage environment using Microsoft Search (in this case MOSS 2007). We want to have a federated search solution for users who are located all over Australia and NZ. I know we can do it with SharePoint/Search Server, but the Centera/DiskXtender part is a bit of an unknown...
I¿m thinking custom protocol handler (search code) to retrieve the document from secondary storage, index it and then tell Centera to put it back again... Does the SDK allow for this?
Is there an easier way? Has anyone done this/seen a solution that does this?
You can use DX Search Module 1.2. The DiskXtender Search Module software enables you to index files stored on an extended drive, create search queries, and then view the files returned by the search query.
The DiskXtender Search Module includes two primary components: ◆ The Index and Search Engine (ISE) ◆ The user interface
The ISE manages content indexing and is installed on a separate server from the DiskXtender server. The user interface provides a way to search a collection of indexes for files managed by DiskXtender, and then to view the search results. It also enables you to perform several important administrative tasks on the ISE, such as indexpreparation tasks and the addition of index file storage.
The Release Notes for DX Search Module 1.2 can be downloaded from Powerlink.
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Thanks for your quick response, the main objective of this is to provide federated search across the organisation. From reading the release notes, I can't determine if it can do that...
Each site (of which there are 6) has between 1 - 15 TB of data that needs to be indexed, and query-able from any other site, and returned into one result set.
If the Search Module supports Open Search (or can be made to) then I can use SharePoint to federate the results...?
Does Centera Seek search within documents (such as MS Word, PDFs)? From the demo, I can only suppose that it searches over the user supplied meta data...
I have some concerns around how the user would then access the files returned in the search results. Would Centera be aware of the file location on the DiskXtender volume, and provide the correct path for the user to access the file?
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The DiskXtender Search Module software enables you to index files stored on an extended drive, create search queries, and then view the files returned by the search query.
The DiskXtender Search Module includes two primary components:
◆ The Index and Search Engine (ISE)
◆ The user interface
The ISE manages content indexing and is installed on a separate server from the
DiskXtender server. The user interface provides a way to search a collection of indexes for files managed by DiskXtender, and then to view the search results. It also enables you to perform several important administrative tasks on the ISE, such as indexpreparation tasks and the addition of index file storage.
The Release Notes for DX Search Module 1.2 can be downloaded from Powerlink.
Go Support > Technical Documentation and Advisories > Software ~ D ~ Documentation > DiskXtender Search Module > 1.2