Video Screencast Help
Search Video Help Close Back
to help
Not able to make it to Vision this year? Get a sampling in the Best of Vision on Demand group.

Separate Indexing Server

Updated: 21 May 2010 | 5 comments
Phin Wells's picture
Phin Wells
0 0 Votes
Login to vote
To improve performance we'd like to add another Vault server that's only role is to handle the indexing. Has anyone done anything similar? I spoke to Symantec support who advised that it won't require an additional license as it won't be used to vault mail.
Discussion Filed Under:
,

Comments

sleddog's picture
12
May
2008
0 Votes 0
Login to vote
sleddog

To my knowledge, a seperate Indexing server is not a best practice. If you did that, you would have the Storage service and Indexing service on seperate Vault Servers. This would create a lot of MSMQ traffic between servers. In my experience, the best performance is gained by having the storage and indexing service for an archive on the same server.
 
You do need high-performing SCSI, FC attached storage for indexes.
 
Also, don't worry about the number of servers, EV is sold my the Mailbox/User
jimbo2's picture
13
May
2008
0 Votes 0
Login to vote
jimbo2

That is correct.
 
A separate indexing server would cause network traffic.
Phin Wells's picture
13
May
2008
0 Votes 0
Login to vote
Phin Wells

OK, thanks for your help
jimbo2's picture
13
May
2008
0 Votes 0
Login to vote
jimbo2

Check this out. This paper will help you solve design issues.
 
Phin Wells's picture
13
May
2008
0 Votes 0
Login to vote
Phin Wells

cheers

Technical Support

Symantec.com

Store

Community Stats

Total Content Items
Members
270,017