Changing the location of the Search index
By default, the Search index is stored in the search/index subdirectory of the IBM® Connections data directory defined at install time, for example, on Linux®, /opt/IBM/Connections/data/local/search/index. This location can be changed by editing the IBM® WebSphere® Application Server variable, SEARCH_INDEX_DIR.
About this task
Note: Changing
the value of the SEARCH_INDEX_DIR variable causes the next indexing
task that fires to index all content from the beginning, so that the
task creates a clean index. This operation might take some time to
complete.
Procedure
To change the location of the Search index, complete
the following steps.
- Launch the WebSphere® Application Server Integrated Solutions Console.
- Select .
- Select the SEARCH_INDEX_DIR environment
variable from the list of defined variables.Depending on your deployment choices, there might be more than one SEARCH_INDEX_DIR variable defined. It is recommended that you have consistent locations for the Search index directory across the nodes in your 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 your changes to the configuration.
- Restart the Search server or servers for your changes to take effect.