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Configuring Search Host Slave Servers

To install a , specify the location and credentials of the Master Server in the Search Host configuration tool.

About this task

You can install as many Slave Servers as you want on a single machine or on multiple machines. When you set up Slave Servers on multiple machines, you need to set up the machines behind a Network Load Balancer (NLB).

Procedure

  1. Install a on a dedicated machine using the Content Manager installer.
  2. Open PowerShell and navigate to the folder %TRIDION_HOME%\bin\, which contains the PowerShell script Configure-Search-Host.ps1.
  3. Run this script, passing the following parameters:
    • The string slave, to indicate you are installing a Slave Server.
    • The host name and port number of the Master Server
    • The username needed to access the Master Server
    • The password needed to access the Master Server

    For example:

    Configure-Search-Hist.ps1 slave masterhost:8983 mydomain\mtsuser kumquat
  4. Access your Control Panel and in Services, restart the Windows service called Tridion Content Manager Search Host.
  5. To verify, access http://dedicatedserver:8983/tridion/admin/replication/index.jsp, where dedicatedserver is the name of the machine, and where 8983 may be a different port if you configured one.
    The top of the page says 'Solr replication (tridion) Slave'.