Google Search Appliance Connectors Deploying the Connector for File Systems User Manual
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3. Visit the connector 4.0.3 software downloads page at
4. Download the exe file by clicking on Microsoft Windows Shares in the Windows
Installer table.
You are prompted to save the single binary file, fs-install-4.0.3.exe.
5. Save the file to the host.
6. Start installing the file by double clicking fs-install-4.0.3.
7. On the Introduction page, click Next.
8. On the GSA Hostname page, enter the hostname or IP address of the GSA that will
use the connector and click Next.
9. On the Choose Install Folder page, accept the default folder or navigate to the
location where you want to install the connector files.
10. Click Next.
11. On the Shortcut Folder, accept the default folder or select the locations where you
want to create product icons.
12. To create icons for all users of the Windows machine where you are installing the
connector, check Create Icons for All Users and click Next.
13. On the Pre-Installation Summary page, review the information and click Install.
The connector Installation process runs.
14. On the Install Complete page, click Done.
15.
In the folder where you installed the connector, edit adaptor-
config.properties
by providing the following configuration (replacing bolded
items with your real configuration) within the file:
gsa.hostname=yourgsa.example.com or IP address
filesystemadaptor.src=\\\\host\\share
Notes: Backslashes are entered as double backslashes. To represent a single '\' you
need to enter '\\'.
If you are indexing a folder on DFS, DFS links can be given as filesystemadaptor.src:
\\\\host\\dfsnamespace\\link
See
for optional variables that you can also configure for the connector.