Google Search Appliance Connectors Deploying the Connector for File Systems - Manual (Page 9)

Deploy the Connector for File Systems
Because the Connector for File Systems is installed on a separate host, you must establish
a relationship between the connector and the search appliance.
To deploy the Connector for File Systems, perform the following tasks:
1. Specify the IP address of the host computer
2. Install the Connector for File Systems
3. Optionally, configure adaptor-config.properties variables
4. Run the Connector for File Systems
Step 1 Specify the IP address of the host computer
For the search appliance to work with the Connector for File Systems, the search appliance
needs to be able to accept feeds from the connector. To set up this capability, add the IP
address of the computer that hosts the connector to the list of Trusted IP addresses:
1. In the search appliance Admin Console, click Content Sources > Feeds.
2. Under List of Trusted IP Addresses, select Only trust feeds from these IP
addresses.
3. Add the IP address for the connector to the list.
4. Click Save.
Step 2 Install the Connector for File Systems
This section describes the installation process for the Google Search Appliance Connector
for File Systems on the connector host computer. This connector version does not support
installing the connector on the Google Search Appliance.
You can install the Connector for File Systems on a host running one of the
supported
Windows operating systems .
To install the Connector for File Systems:
1. Log in to the computer that will host the connector by using an account with
sufficient privileges to install the software.
2. Start a web browser.