Plan the search solution (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

Applies to: FAST Search Server 2010

Planning search is an important part of planning any deployment of Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint. If you devote time to plan how search is implemented, you can save time in the future and can reinforce the effectiveness of other business processes.

It is important to understand that search needs may change and grow over time. Planning for change and growth is essential and should include considerations for additional sites and content and additional search hardware, such as server and client computers.

In this section:

• Plan for crawling and federation (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

• Plan the relevance of search results (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

• Security considerations for indexing (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

• Plan to monitor the health of the search system (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)