Search Server Versions

Best Practices The server hosting Microsoft Search Server needs at least 120 GB free space. Install SQL Server on a standalone server The optimal operating system is Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Use the following guidelines to determine which version of Microsoft Search Server is best for you. For a more details, see http://zoom.it/So9H#full.

• Microsoft Search Server Express 2010
  • A free enterprise search solution that is simple and flexible to configure, and powerful enough to meet your needs. Also, you are using Windows 7; Search Server Express is its only supported search provider.
  • Requirements: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905370.aspx
  • Installation: Setting up Express
• Microsoft Search Server 2010
  • You are indexing more than 3 million items.
  • Requirements: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905370.aspx
  • Installation: Setting up to Work with
• Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010
  • You are indexing more than 100 million items.
  • Requirements: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff381239.aspx#BKMK_HardwareRequirements
  • Installation: Setting Up Microsoft FAST Search

Search Features

• A configuration screen for connecting Ektron server with the server hosting Microsoft Search Server 2010. That screen also monitors the status of search crawls.
   

  

• You can also manage search via SharePoint 2010's Central Administration console.
   

  

• Ektron Workarea screens that let you
  • view the status of search crawls
  • begin new ones if needed
   

  

• Create and maintain synonym sets
   

  

• Create and maintain suggested results
   

  

• Manage the Integrated Search
   

  

• Templated controls let developers deploy search functionality to the Web site
   

  

• Workarea search, which lets Ektron administrators and editors find content within the Workarea
   

  

Overview of Installing and Setting up Search

1. Decide if you will install Microsoft Search Server 2010 on the server that hosts Ektron, or on a separate server. Ektron strongly recommends a separate server for Microsoft Search Server 2010. If you must install both on the same server, use the configuration for testing purposes only.
2. Install Ektron Release 8.5 or higher. During that process, you are prompted to install Microsoft Search Server 2010. The installation instructions begin with Setting up to Work with .
3. When the installation finishes, Microsoft Search Server 2010 kicks off a crawl of your entire Web site. During this process, Search Server builds the indexes that return search results. As you add and edit Ektron content, crawls run in the background to give Microsoft Search Server 2010 the latest information. To learn more about this topic, see Understanding the Search Crawl.
4. When the crawl has finished, Ektron authors and site visitors can begin using the search.
5. Searching a Web Site—explains the site visitor experience of finding content on your Web site
6. Searching the Workarea—explains the Ektron user experience of finding content on your Web site
7. You can extend the search's functionality by working with Suggested Results, Using Synonym Sets, and the Setting Up Integrated Search.
8. While the pre-8.5 Web Search server control is supported for customers upgrading from a previous version, Ektron strongly recommends using the 8.5 and higher search controls or API to deploy search functionality on your Web site.