By default, the Search index is stored in the search/index subdirectory
of the HCL Connections data
directory defined at install time, for example, on Linux®, /opt/IBM/Connections/data/local/search/index.
This location can be changed by editing the IBM® WebSphere® Application
Server variable, SEARCH_INDEX_DIR.
About this task
Each node running the Search application requires its own
dedicated index on the file system. Using a Search index on a network
share is not supported. Highly-available network storage, such as
a storage area network (SAN), can be used but it must be configured
to be locally mounted to each node running the Search application.Note: Changing
the value of the SEARCH_INDEX_DIR variable causes the next indexing
task that fires to index all content from the beginning, so that the
task creates a clean index. This operation might take some time to
complete.
Procedure
To change the location of the Search index, complete
the following steps.
- Launch the WebSphere Application
Server Integrated Solutions Console.
- Select .
- Select the SEARCH_INDEX_DIR environment
variable from the list of defined variables.
Depending
on your deployment choices, there might be more than one SEARCH_INDEX_DIR
variable defined. It is recommended that you have consistent locations
for the Search index directory across the nodes in your deployment.
- Change all the SEARCH_INDEX_DIR variables by selecting
each variable, entering a new location for the variable in the Value field,
and then clicking OK.
- Save your changes to the configuration.
- Restart the Search server or servers for your changes to
take effect.