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Configuring the Search Indexer service to point to the Primary Server

On the machine where the Search Indexer service is running, configure the URL, username and password of the Primary Server in the Content Manager configuration file, Tridion.ContentManager.config.

Procedure

  1. Access the machine where the Search Indexer service is running.
  2. In the config\ subdirectory of %TRIDION_HOME%, open Tridion.ContentManager.config for editing.
  3. Navigate to the configuration section and the searchIndexer element.
  4. Configure the following settings in the attributes of the searchIndexer element:
    SettingAttributesDescription of value
    Indexer engine host URLhostURLThe URL of the Search Host Replica Server, for example, http://replicaserver:8983/tridion.
    Indexer engine passwordhostPasswordThe password to access the Search Host Replica Server.
    Indexer engine usernamehostUsernameThe username to access the Search Host Replica Server, for example mtsuser.
    Number of threads for indexingindexingThreadCountThe number of threads you should set for indexing depends on the processing power of the machine, and whether you have installed Search on a dedicated machine in an outscale.
  5. Restart IIS and COM+ to apply the settings you changed.