Documentum xPlore Install Guide

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EMC Documentum xPlore provides new search services for the Documentum platform, replacing the existing FAST Search Server, which will no longer be supported by the end of 2011.

Attend this webcast for an introduction to Documentum’s no-charge, next generation search functionality, as well as resources and techniques to aid in upcoming migration activities.

· Benefits you can expect from xPlore:

· Enhanced enterprise integration and lower cost

· More powerful search functionality

· Superior performance and scalability

· Improved supportability and ease of use

The new Documentum xPlore Administrator is very nice and is also deployed to the xPlore JBoss instance. As you would expect, the Administrator gives you complete control over the xPlore environment including testing, tracing and debugging xPlore instances.
There are at least three (more depending upon how many nodes you install) URLs you will want to keep handy:

Index Agent – http://host:9200/IndexAgent/login_dss.jsp
xPlore Administrator – http://host:9300/dsearchadmin (this URL is conveniently added to the DA home page.)
To test if the primary xPlore instance is running – http://host:port/dsearch (should respond: Node PrimaryDsearch [version=1.0.0.122] normal)

Installation Procedure

Install a new xPlore deployment

To deploy xPlore:

1. Install the primary instance

2. (Optional) Install secondary instances

3. (Optional) Install Content Processing Service (CPS) instances

Install the primary instance

You must install a primary instance before installing secondary instances. (Secondary instances are not required.) Follow these instructions for the machine on which you want to install the primary instance.

For all xPlore instances, index agents and CPS instances, make sure that:

• The same installation owner is used to install them (to avoid permission-related errors).

• They are all deployed on the same operating system (Windows or Linux).

1. dsearch_home is the root xPlore installation directory.

2. Unzip the below file to a temporary directory:

Documentum_xPlore_1.0_windows.zip

Click “Next” to proceed further

Specify the location to be installed and click “Next”

Enter the watchdog administrator email information. The watchdog uses these to send email notifications. Click “Next” to proceed further. If the SMTP server address is invalid, the installer prompts for confirmation.

Click “Install” to proceed further.

The installer successfully installed “Dsearch configuration program” and “Index Agent Configuration Program”

Install the primary instance

Run dsearch_home\setup\dsearch\configDsearch.bat

Click ‘Next”

Select “Create Primary Server Instance” and click “Next”

Enter Installation Owner Password and click “Next”

Keep the Server Name, Base Port as it is. Enter only password for Admin User.

Click “Next” to proceed further

Click “Install”

Primary Instance has been successfully installed. Click” Done”

To start the primary xPlore instance, run:

The Documentum Search Services PrimaryDsearch (Primary) Windows service, or

dsearch_home\jboss4.3.0\server\startPrimaryDsearch.cmd

To test whether the primary instance is running, open your Web browser and enter

http://host:port/dsearch

where:

• host — the DNS name of the computer on which the xPlore primary instance is installed

• port — the port number (which is, by default, 9300) on which the xPlore primary instance is istening

http://10.200.73.40:9300/dsearch

Install xPlore Index Agents

To enable xPlore to index content in Documentum repositories, you must install and configure

an index agent for each repository. Install an index agent on the machine on which the xPlore

primary instance is installed. Make sure that the index agent can access the associated Documentum repository.

For all xPlore instances, index agents and CPS instances, make sure that:

• The same installation owner is used to install them (to avoid permission-related errors).

• They are all deployed on the same operating system (Windows or Linux).

Run dsearch_home\setup\indexagent\configIndexagent.bat

Click “Next”

Select “Create a New Indexagent” and click “Next”

Enter Installation Owner Password

Keep the Server Name, Http Port as same. Enter only the password for Admin User

• Host — DNS name of the machine on which the primary instance is installed

• Port — Port number of the primary instance (by default, 9300).

Click “Next”

Enter the Connection Broker Host, Port and repository credentials.

Enter Global Registry Repository password.

Select Storage Location and Click ‘Next”

Click “Install”

Click “Done”

To start the index agent service (or restart it, if it is already running), run:

• Windows:

— The Documentum Index_agent Windows service, or

— dsearch_home\jboss4.3.0\server\startIndex_agent.cmd

Start index agent

To start the index agent servlet

http://10.200.73.40:9200/IndexAgent/login_dss.jsp

Select “Start Index Agent in Normal Mode” and click “Start” button

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Tuesday, 27 October 2015