FileServer Connector Data Sheet

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Last updated: Dec 06, 2018 by Jeremy Sommer (Deactivated)
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The fileserver connector allows you to index the content of files stored on network drives.
Metadata and the document content is stored in the VIA Smart Index, making the files and the content inside the files easily searchable by end-users. 

Release Notes

FileServer Connector Release Notes

Released Versions

  • SDK 1.4 (ViaWorks 2.8)
  • SDK 1.5 (Locator 2.9)
  • SDK 1.6 (Locator 2.10)

Supported FileServer Versions

A File Server, in this context, is a shared network folder, usually located on a Windows file server.  Other system folder shares are supported, but in order for the security system to fully function, the file share system must use integrated Active Directory security.

The Locator Server can index any shared folder within the same domain as the Locator Server. The file share can be hosted by Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2012.

Limitations

None.

Prerequisites

  • A license for the FileServer Connector.

Supported Data Types

The connector supports indexing the following data types:

Crawl Methods

Full Crawl: The FileServer Connector supports scheduling periodic full scans of the file shares.

Incremental Crawl: Not supported

DocumentHandler

Required. Enables opening of files and folders.

Other information

None.

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