Installing the Index Search Server in Standalone Mode
Install the index search server (Solr) outside of Windchill. For example:
• (Windows) D:\ptc\IndexSearchServer
• (Unix) /opt/ptc/IndexSearchServer
Under the Standalone Product or Component section, select the following options:
• Java Development Kit (JDK)—This step is optional and can be ignored if you are using and existing Java installation. Java version 8 or higher is required.
• PTC Windchill Index Search Server
Under the Define Settings section, specify the Base Installation Directory, and then complete the following fields:
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Description
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PTC Windchill Index Search Host Name
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Hostname of the machine on which Solr is being installed.
By default, this is the fully qualified name of the current machine.
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Directory to store Index Search Data
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The directory where you want Windchill Index Search data to be stored.
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Index data should be stored on a local file system. Remote file systems are typically quite a bit slower for indexing. If your index needs to be on the remote file system, consider building it first on the local file system and then copying it up to the remote file system.
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PTC Windchill Index Search Port Number
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The port on which the Windchill search index starts.
By default, this is port 8085.
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PTC Windchill Index Search Administrative User
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The username to use when connecting to Solr.
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PTC Windchill Index Search Administrative Password
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The password to use when connecting to Solr.
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The installation process creates the cores for Windchill Index Search, Windchill PartsLink, S1000D and Service Information Manager modules automatically. The configuration for basic authentication is also automated with the user name and password provided during installation.
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The process of creating cores and configuration required for basic authentication are not automated on Solaris platform. If you are installing index search server on Solaris, you are required to perform all the post configuration steps manually described in the Configure the Standalone Index Search Server section. Please note that support for Solaris will be discontinued in a future Windchill release. |
After the installation is complete, open the Solr administrator interface and verify that Solr is running and the cores are available.
http://<SOLR_HOSTNAME>:<SOLR_PORT>/solr
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The cores of the Windchill Index Search, Windchill PartsLink, S1000D and Service Information Manager modules are automatically created, even if the modules are not installed. Therefore, if you later decide to install these modules, you are not required to create the respective cores.
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