Use remote search service
Overview
We can configure the search portlets for local or remote operation.
Remote search service might offer performance benefits through offloading and balancing system load.
We can provide the remote search service either as...
- An EJB
- A Web service via SOAP
With EJB we can have security enabled. With SOAP this is not possible.
Search results are filtered according to the user security credentials independently of whether security is enabled on the remote search server or not. However, if security is not enabled, an unauthorized user can connect to the remote server and obtain unfiltered search results. To prevent this, use EJB and enable security on the remote server.
What to do next
- Prepare for remote search service
- Prepare security for remote search service in a single-signon domain
- Set the search user ID
- Configure Portal Search for remote search service
- Change between local and remote search services
Parent topic:
Plan and prepare for Portal Search