Google Search Appliance Planning for Search Appliance Installation - Manual (Page 3)

Google Search Appliance: Planning for Search Appliance Installation 3
Contents
Planning for Search Appliance Installation ........................................................ 5
About This Document 5
How Does the Search Appliance Work? 6
Installation 6
Crawl 6
Traversal 7
Feeds 7
Indexing 7
Serving 8
About the End User License Agreement 8
How Do I Plan My Installation? 8
For Sites or Locations with New Content 8
For Sites or Locations with Existing Content 9
What Character Encoding Should Content Files and Feeds Use? 9
What Hardware and Software Do I Need? 9
What Does the Google Search Appliance Shipping Box Contain? 10
What File Types Can Be Indexed? 10
What File Sizes Can Be Indexed? 11
What Content Locations Can Be Crawled or Traversed? 11
How Many URLs Can Be Crawled? 12
How Do I Control Security? 12
How Can My Security Model Improve Performance? 12
Can the Search Appliance Use a Dedicated Network Interface Card for Administration?
13
What Ports Does the Search Appliance Use? 13
Ports Used at All Times 13
Additional Ports Used When the Dedicated Administrative Network Interface Card
is Enabled 15
What User Accounts Do I Need? 15
How are Administration Accounts Authenticated? 15
How Do I Obtain Technical Support? 16
Support Requirements 16
How is Power Supplied to the Search Appliance? 16
How is Data Destroyed on a Returned Search Appliance? 16
What Values Do I Need for the Installation Process? 17
Required Values 17
Optional Values 18