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Google Search Appliance: Installing the Google Search Appliance
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Installation Guide
This guide contains the information you need to install the Google Search Appliance (models GB-7007,
GB-9009, G100, and G500) on your network and perform the initial software configuration on the search
appliance. The guide also tells you how to set up the first crawl of the content on a web site or intranet.
For installation information for other software versions and search appliance models, see the
, which contains links to previous versions of the search appliance documentation.
About This Document
This document is for you if you are a network administrator or if you need to install the Google Search
Appliance. You need some knowledge of networking and web concepts before you install. If you are not
a network administrator, work with your network administrator to ensure that all the requirements
described in Planning for Search Appliance Installation are met.
About the Google Search Appliance
The Google Search Appliance is a one-stop search and index solution for organizations of all sizes. Using
a search appliance, you can quickly deploy search on a web site or intranet. The search appliance comes
with Google software installed on powerful hardware, simplifying the planning process because you do
not need to choose a hardware platform or go through a complicated software configuration process.
Mount the Google Search Appliance on a rack in a location that meets the temperature and electricity
requirements. For complete information on those technical requirements, read the section “Electrical
and Other Technical Requirements” in Planning for Search Appliance Installation.
Before You Install
Before you install a search appliance, read the installation planning document, Planning for Search
Appliance Installation. You may have received the planning document as an attachment to the Welcome
email you received after purchasing the search appliance. If not, read Planning for Search Appliance
Installation. If you have read the planning document and collected the information described in the
preinstallation checklists, you can proceed to install the Google Search Appliance.