Google Search Appliance Installing the Google Search Appliance - Manual (Page 15)

Google Search Appliance: Installing the Google Search Appliance 15
Running Test Queries Using the Test Center
Run test queries in these circumstances:
• When the index is new
• You created or changed a front end
• You created or changed a collection
To run test queries:
1. Click the Test Center link in the horizontal blue bar at the top right of the page.
A new browser window opens.
2. Enter some test queries.
3. When you finish testing, close the Test Center browser window.
Providing a Search Page to Your Users
After the index is created and tested, your users need a search page for access to the index. There are
two ways to do this:
• Provide a link to the search appliance’s internal search page
• Create an HTML search form on your web site
Both techniques are discussed in “Customizing the User Interface” in Creating the Search Experience.
Exporting the Search Appliance Configuration
The Google Search Appliance saves configuration information internally. To back up this information,
you can export it to a file. After a failure, or to revert your configuration, you can import the file back into
the search appliance. It’s best to export the search appliance configuration on a regular basis, as well as
any time you change the configuration.
To export the search appliance configuration information:
1. Click Administration > Import/Export.
2. Enter a password.
If you need to import the configuration information, you must also provide the password at import
time.
3. Confirm the password.
4. Click Export Configuration.
5. On the local computer, browse to a location for the file and click Save.