Change the location of the Search index
By default, the Search index is stored in the search/index subdirectory of the Connections data directory defined at install time, for example...
/opt/IBM/Connections/data/local/search/index
This location can be changed by editing the WAS variable, SEARCH_INDEX_DIR.
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.
Change the value of the SEARCH_INDEX_DIR variable causes the next indexing task that fires to index all content from the beginning, so the task creates a clean index. This operation might take some time to complete.
To change the location of the Search index.
- Launch the WAS console.
- Select Environment > WebSphere variables.
- Select the SEARCH_INDEX_DIR environment variable from the list of defined variables. Depending on the deployment choices, there might be more than one SEARCH_INDEX_DIR variable defined. Recommended you have consistent locations for the Search index directory across the nodes in the 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 the changes to the configuration.
- Restart the Search server or servers for the changes to take effect.
Parent topic:
Index settings
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