Getting Started - Content Indexing and Search

Prerequisites

Quick Start

The following diagram illustrates the sequence of operations for getting started with this Agent.

Where to go From Here

  1. Get familiar with CommCell Console. The CommCell Console is the graphical user interface that allows you to control and manage a CommCell. See CommCell Console for more information.
  2. Activate the license. If the Agent was installed using an evaluation license, make sure to activate the license. See Update Licenses for step-by-step instructions.
  3. Fine-tune the components using the following key features:
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    Operations

    Offline Content Indexing

    Perform Offline Content Indexing operations on storage data secured by various data protection/data archive operations.

    See Offline Content Indexing for more information.

    		  

    Restore

    Perform Restore to extract full copies of data objects returned as search results. There are several options to restore the discovered data.

    See Restoring Data from Search Results for more information.

    Data Discovery and Search

    Perform Search for Content Indexed Data. There are several options to search for content indexed data.

    See Data Discovery and Search for more information.

    Configuration

    Content Indexing Engine

    The Content Indexing Engine provides indexing, searching and filtering services for all data - including file server/desktop data and protected/archived data. It is displayed as a level under Storage Resources in the CommCell Browser.

    See Content Indexing Engine for the configurations available at this level.

    		  

    Offline Content Indexing

    There are several configurable options available for Content Indexing.

    See Offline Content indexing for more information.
       

    Web Search Server

    The Web Search Server provides a multi-purpose and flexible web-based search interface to search and if necessary restore data. Several configurable options are available at this level.

    See Search Console for more information.

    Administration

    Data Aging

    Data Aging is the removal of data from media and is based on the retention rules for aging data. By default, the retention rules are set to infinite. You can define retention rules based on the storage requirements of your organization.

    See Data Aging for more information.

    		    

    Additional features

    This Agent includes a host of other features that can be used to customize the data protection operation in your environment. For a comprehensive list of all features available for this agent, expand the Operations, Configuration Administration and Management options in the table of contents displayed in the left pane.

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