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11.2. What is the Indexer?
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One component of the Worldox document management system is an application called the Indexer. The indexer performs background processing to ensure the Worldox index files are kept up-to-date. This application must run on a dedicated computer referred to as the Indexer workstation.
Indexer Workstation — The Indexer workstation must be used exclusively for performing Worldox indexing operations, and needs to remain logged on 24x7. For this reason, users may not use the Indexer workstation for day-to-day operations such as scanning or regular office use. Its sole job is to be logged on for the various document management software applications that your firm uses.
Indexer Software — The Indexer software is one of the programs that run on the Indexer workstation. Worldox offers the option to run the Indexer as a Service ("IaaS"), or you can stay with the traditional method of running it as a normal application. Obviously, when running as a normal application, the Indexer needs to stay logged in for the Indexer software to function.
The Indexer software keeps the Worldox indexes up to date. The Indexer software does a nightly rebuild to update the profile information and the text information for text-in-file searching. It doesn't actually *store* any documents. Its job is to connect to the server location where your documents are stored and look for what has been added and what has changed. This keeps the "indexes" updated so that you can search quickly. See below for a screenshot of the Indexer software:
Indexer not running:
Indexer running:
Legacy Indexer Running:
Hardware Requirements
Requirements for the Indexer service account:
If Worldox enhanced (Active Directory) security is enabled:
Port requirements (if running Indexer as a Service):
Special Note:
The only Worldox recommended "safe way" to reboot either a Server or Indexer — You MUST do the following:
> Log on to the Indexer PC> Pull up the Worldox Indexer Console
> Click 'Stop' to take out of 'Server Mode'
It is then safe to reboot the server or Indexer. After the server and/or Indexer is back up:
> Log on to the Indexer PC
> Pull up the Worldox Indexer Console
> Click 'Start' to put the Indexer back in 'Server Mode'
Worldox Cloud
One component of the Worldox document management system is an application called the Indexer. The indexer performs background processing to ensure the Worldox index files are kept up-to-date. This application runs on your Worldox Cloud server.