Add a backup indexer row (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

Applies to: FAST Search Server 2010

You can add a backup indexer row on a new set of servers, or you can add the backup indexer role to an existing search row in your farm deployment.

To add a backup indexer row

Determine the changes you need to apply to the deployment configuration file (deployment.xml):
- If you add a backup indexer row on a new set of servers:
  - searchcluster: Add a row element for the backup indexer row, with the index attribute set to "secondary".
  - host: Add a host element for each server in the new backup indexer row. Add a searchengine sub-element with correct row and column attribute values.
- If you add the backup indexer role to an existing search row:
  - searchcluster: For the existing search row, set the index attribute to "secondary".
Reconfigure the deployment:
- If you add a backup indexer row on a new set of servers, follow the steps in Reconfigure the deployment including adding new servers.
- If you add the backup indexer role to an existing search row, follow the steps in Reconfigure the deployment without adding new servers.
Copy the index data from the primary indexer to the backup indexer:
- For all index columns in your deployment, follow the steps in Synchronize the primary and the backup indexer server.

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