Adding a shard to an existing configuration, Deleting a node from an existing configuration – Google Search Appliance Configuring Distributed Crawling and Serving version 6.14 and later User Manual
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13. Click Save.
14. Click the GSA
n
Configuration link.
15. Click Apply Configuration. This broadcasts the configuration data to all appliances in the GSA
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network. Note that document serving will be interrupted briefly on the master node after you click
Apply Configuration.
16. Optionally, click Export and save the distributed crawling configuration file to your local computer.
17. On the admin master node, click Status and Reports > Resume Crawl.
Adding a Shard to an Existing Configuration
Use these instructions to add a shard to an existing distributed crawling and serving configuration.
To add a shard:
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Log in to the Admin Console of the master search appliance.
2.
If the crawl is currently running or if the search appliance already has an index from which it is
serving, click Status and Reports > Pause Crawl.
3.
Click GSA
n
> Configuration.
4.
Click the Add Shard link and click on the View/Edit link corresponding to the newly added shard.
5.
Click Add. A form appears on which you enter information about the new node.
6.
On the drop-down list, choose Secondary.
7.
Type in the node’s GSA Appliance ID.
8.
Type in the Appliance hostname or the IP address of the search appliance.
9.
Type in the Admin username for the search appliance.
10. Type in the Password for the Admin username.
11. Type in the Network IP of the search appliance.
12. Type in the Secret token of this search appliance.
13. Click Save.
14. Click the GSA
n
Configuration link.
15. Click Apply Configuration. This broadcasts the configuration data to all appliances in the GSA
n
network. Note that document serving will be interrupted briefly on the master node after you click
Apply Configuration.
16. Optionally, click Export and save the distributed crawling configuration file to your local computer.
17. On the admin master node, click Status and Reports > Resume Crawl.
Deleting a Node from an Existing Configuration
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Log in to the Admin Console of the master node.
2.
If the crawl is currently running, click Status and Reports > Pause Crawl.