Indexing Existing InfoSearch Content


Existing InfoSearch users will need to convert their existing content and index in to a Solr format that can be used to display accurate search results once Solr is configured with their WebFOCUS installation. The following procedures will outline the steps needed to properly convert all of your existing InfoSearch content.

Procedure: How to Index Existing InfoSearch Content

  1. Sign in to your WebFOCUS Installation and navigate to the Web Services page using the following link:

    http://host:port/ibi_apps/rs?IBIRS_action=TEST

    where:

    host
    Is the  name or IP address of the host used to access WebFOCUS.

    port
    Is the number of the port on which the Web Server or Application Server listens.

    This value is optional, and it should be excluded if the URL uses the default port for the protocol it uses in the scheme, which is port 80 for URLs using the http protocol or port 443 for URLs using the https protocol.
     
  2. Click the Utils button that is located at the top of the page, as shown in the following image.

    utils button

    The WebFOCUS utils Web Services page opens.
     
  3. In the IBIRS_path box, under both indexRepository and describeRepository, enter /WFC/Repository, as shown in the following image.

    Repository settings
     
  4. Click the IndexRepository button and then click the describeRepository button.

    A new session window opens that shows the results of both executions.
     
  5. From the WebFOCUS Home Page, click Administrator, point to Administration, and then click Administration Console
     
  6. Click the Clear Cache button that is located at the top right of the page.
     
  7. Sign back in to WebFOCUS to apply your changes.

 

Procedure: How to Convert an Existing InfoSearch Index for use With Solr

Solr requires any existing InfoSearch Lucene index to be converted to a Solr format in order to properly provide search results. Your WebFOCUS installation comes pre-packaged with a conversion utility that allows you to easily convert your existing index. To do so:

  1. Navigate to the following location: drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS82\utilities\search/convert2solr
     
  2. Double-click the infosearch_index_convert.bat file to run it.
     
  3. Specify the directory path to the old Lucene index and press Enter.

    By default, the conversion utility will automatically find an existing InfoSearch index under the drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS82\magnify\ibi-protected folder and create the corresponding Solr index using HTTP(S) connections to a running Solr server, which by default, runs on http://localhost:8983.  However, you can customize the script file in the locations shown in the following image if your install has non-default settings.


    Conversion utility

    After the upgrade process has finished, the command console window automatically closes.

You can now perform all InfoSearch searches on your existing content.