Add, edit or remove a FAST Search database connector configuration

Applies to: FAST Search Server 2010

Add a configuration

1. Copy the configuration template jdbctemplate.xml that is located in the FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint installation etc folder, typically C:\FASTSearch\etc. Give the copied template a new unique name, for example MyJDBCConfig.xml. Keep the file in the etc directory.

2. Configure the parameter settings for your environment in an XML editor of your choice.

3. Save the configuration file in UTF-8 format. Make sure the file is located in the etc directory of the FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint installation folder.

4. The FAST Search database connector configuration is now added. The connector has to be run in order for the configuration to be activated.

   Warning

   Do not rename the configuration file after you have run the connector. The configuration file name is used to identify the change detection tables for this configuration. If you rename the file, the change detection information for the configuration will be lost.

Edit a configuration

1. Open the configuration file that needs to be edited from the etc directory of the FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint installation folder.

2. Make the necessary edits in an XML editor of your choice, and save the changes in UTF-8 format.

3. The FAST Search database connector has to be run in order to activate the changes in the configuration.

Remove a configuration

Follow the steps in the topic Reset the content index (FAST Search database connector) to remove a FAST Search database connector configuration. This topic also explains how to completely remove previously crawled database content from the index.

See Also

Concepts

Configure the FAST Search database connector
Test, start or stop a crawl (FAST Search database connector)
Reset the content index (FAST Search database connector)
jdbctemplate.xml reference