Portal, Express Beta Version 6.1 Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux,Windows

Configuring a remote search service

Configure a remote search service for Portal Search.

To configure a remote search service for Portal Search, proceed as follows:

1. Log in to your portal as an administrator.
2. Click Main Menu > Administration > Search Administration > Manage Search > Search Services.
3. Click New Search Service.
4. Depending on whether you are using EJB or Web service via SOAP, type Remote PSE service EJB or Remote PSE service SOAP for the service name.
5. For the Search service implementation select Portal Search Service Type.
6. Depending on whether you are using EJB or Web service via SOAP, select the following steps and proceed as appropriate:

   • For EJB: To configure for remote search service via EJB, make the following modifications:

     1. Edit the search service parameter PSE_Type and change its value to ejb.
     2. Modify the parameter IIOP_URL. Set its value to iiop://your_ejb_search_server.your.example_domain.com:port , where your_ejb_search_server.your.example_domain.com is the name of the remote search server and port is the port number that you obtained in the step to determine the port for EJB under Preparing for remote search service. For example, this can be iiop://ejb_server.your_company.com:2809 .
     3. Modify the parameter EJB. Set it to the following value: ejb/com/ibm/hrl/portlets/WsPse/WebScannerLiteEJBHome . This is the default JNDI name. If you have modified the EJB parameter to a JNDI name of your own choice, use that name instead.
   • For SOAP: To configure for remote search service as a Web service via SOAP, make the following modifications:

     1. Edit the search service parameter PSE_TYPE and change its value to soap.
     2. Modify the parameter SOAP_URL. Set its value to http://your_soap_search_server.your.example_domain.com:port/WebScannerSOAP/servlet/rpcrouter where your_soap_search_server.your.example_domain.com is the name of the remote search server and port is the port number that you obtained in the step to determine the port for SOAP under Preparing for remote search service. For example, this can be http://soap_server.your_company.com:10000/WebScannerSOAP/servlet/rpcrouter .
7. Add the search service parameter RECOVERY_BACKUP_LOCATION and specify the location on the remote server where the backup configuration files are expected to be saved. Refer to Backup and recovery of search collections configuration for more information.
8. Click OK to save the new search service. The Manage Search portlet now lists the new search service in the list of search services. A green check in the status column indicates that the new search service is working correctly. If the search service is not working properly, it has a red cross, and a message is displayed. Click the View details link of the message for more information about the problem and how to resolve it.
9. Optional: If you configure a copy of the Search and Browse for searching collections under the this search service, configure that Search and Browse portlet so that the values of the shared parameters match as required. Refer to Configuring the Search and Browse portlet for remote search service.

For more detailed information about the search service configuration parameters refer to Search service configuration parameters.