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Installing the Content Indexer and Proxy Server

You must install the content indexer and content proxy server on the same computer as the IDOL connector framework. You install these components using the CA DataMinder server installation wizard.

This section provides two sets of installation instructions. Follow the first set of instructions if you are installing these components on a 'new' computer (not already running the CA DataMinder infrastructure). Follow the second set of instructions if you want to install these components on an existing CA DataMinder server.

Note: You can only connect one content indexer to your content database. Do not deploy multiple content indexers.

To install the content indexer and content proxy server on a 'new' CA DataMinder computer

  1. Find setup.exe in the root of your CA DataMinder distribution image. Run setup.exe to launch the CA DataMinder installation wizard.

    The Installation Type screen opens.

  2. Click Advanced Installation.
  3. In the Advanced Install Options screen, choose CA DataMinder Platform and then click Install.

    This launches the CA DataMinder server installation wizard in a separate window.

  4. In the server installation wizard, navigate to the Custom Setup screen.
  5. Click the Content Services feature and the following subfeatures:
    Content Indexer Console

    The console enables you to specify which events to index from the CMS into a content database.

    Content Indexer Server

    This subfeature installs the indexing service. Content indexing jobs use this service to index events from the CMS into a content database.

    Content Proxy Server

    This subfeature installs the proxy server service.The CMS uses this service to connect to the content database when a reviewer runs a content search.

  6. In the Server Type screen, click Utility Machine.
  7. In the Connectivity screen, enter the name or IP address of the parent server. This can be the CMS or a gateway server.
  8. In the Data Location screen, specify the name and network location of the data folder.

    This folder contains configuration files for indexing jobs, .evl files for 'index failures' waiting to be resubmitted, and log files. You can accept the default location or specify a different location.

  9. In the Database Type, select the database engine to use on the utility machine.

    For these content services components, we recommend that you use the default engine, Microsoft Jet.

    If you prefer to use a SQL Server or Oracle database, you must provide further details; see 'Installing a Utility Machine'.

  10. In the Service Accounts screen, specify the logon account for the local CA DataMinder infrastructure service. This default acount is LocalSystem.

    Important! If you chose to specify a remote data folder in step 8, you must change the credentials of the infrastructure account.

  11. Continue to the final wizard screen and click Install.
  12. (Applicable only if the content indexer is installed on a different server to the content database) Manually specify the content indexer host server.

    See the next section for details.

To install the content indexer and content proxy server on an existing CA DataMinder server

If you want to install these components on an existing CA DataMinder CMS or gateway, you must modify the existing installation.

  1. In the Add or Remove Programs applet, click CA DataMinder Server.
  2. Click the Change button.

    The CA DataMinder installation wizard starts.

  3. Go to the Program Maintenance screen and click Modify.

    The Custom Setup screen appears.

  4. Click the Content Services feature and the following subfeatures:

    See the previous section for descriptions of these features.

  5. Continue to the final wizard screen and click Install.
  6. (Applicable only if the content indexer is installed on a different server to the content database) Manually specify the content indexer host server.

    See the next section for details.

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Manually Specify the Content Indexer Host Server