New user - need some help

[Domane57]

First, amazing product. I have a dedicated VM running ET, and it has completed the index of a large number of files on a mapped network drive. This VM is running ET Server and HTTP server right now. What I'm hoping to achieve:

-It is possible from a client to add the ET Server index so that the client can quickly search the same mapped drive. Let's say 'R:' in this case? Then, form the client in the advanced search area, run a search of R: so that I'm searching content vs a file or folder name? If so, how do I reference the location of R:\folder\subfolder ?

-On the ET Server, if I want that last search to occur, do I need to do something like index the network folder location vs mapped drive to make that index available for a client connecting to the server? So, instead of indexing the mapped drive R:, should I be indexing \\fileserver\share\ ?

-Last, if I want to just have staff use http server, how would they content search a particular subfolder? Is that even possible? If so, what is the syntax?

Sorry for the dumb noob questions. I am just struggling with the syntax a bit. Thank you!

[void]

Thank you for your feedback Domane57,

Do you mean ETP server?
-If so, Everything clients cannot index ETP servers.

Please try the Everything Server.

The Everything Server allows you to:

• Share a centralized index with multiple users.
• Keep client indexes up to date.
• Create path remappings.
• Limit access with user credentials.

Alternatively, add your R: drive to each client as a folder index.

[Domane57]

Thank you for the help! Of course, because I'm a noob, I still have a question and maybe it's just not possible to do this.

My topology:
Server1 with share \\server1\share1 is obviously the file server

VM1 is the dedicated VM with fast storage and lots of RAM that I would like to use to index this share. From this VM, I would also like to index the content of \\server1\share1 so that I could have a client on the network have quick content search results.

Client1 - I would like to be able to either:
Add VM1 as an Everything Search server
http server

First - is this possible? If so, how should I be indexing \\server1\share1? Mapped drive or network folder? On the client, how do I properly content search so I get the index results of VM1? Thanks and sorry I'm not understanding this. Thank you!

[void]

VM1 is the dedicated VM with fast storage and lots of RAM that I would like to use to index this share. From this VM, I would also like to index the content of \\server1\share1 so that I could have a client on the network have quick content search results.

The Everything Server currently only indexes filenames.
A property/content server is planned.

Currently you would need to index properties and content on the VM and perform the searches on the VM.

You could use a ETP/FTP/HTTP server on the VM to have clients search the VM index.

If you only have a few clients, have each client index properties/content.

If so, how should I be indexing \\server1\share1? Mapped drive or network folder?

Doesn't matter.
Use mapped drive if the clients share the same mapped drive letter.