Add, edit, or remove a FAST Search Lotus Notes content connector configuration

Applies to: FAST Search Server 2010

Add a configuration

1. Copy the configuration template lotusnotestemplate.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 MyLotusNotesContentConfig.xml. Keep it in the etc folder.

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 folder of the FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint installation folder.

4. The FAST Search Lotus Notes content connector configuration is now added. The content connector has to be run for the configuration to be enabled.

   Warning

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

Edit a configuration

1. Open the configuration file that you want to edit. You can find this file in the etc folder 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 content connector has to be run in order to enable the changes in the configuration.

Remove a configuration

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

See Also

Concepts

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