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You can specify the QuickFinder Interval setting in one-hour increments. For example, a setting of 1
would allow users to find documents created as recently as an hour ago. Whether you should use a
dedicated indexer at this frequency would depend on the volume (per hour) of documents that get
queued for indexing.
You can set the QuickFinder Interval to 0 (zero) for continuous indexing. This is recommended for
organizations where document usage is intensive, or where users routinely need to find documents
that have just been created. If document usage is intensive in your organization, you might need a
separate indexer server dedicated to continuous indexing because the post office server's
performance could become unacceptably slow if continuous indexing is performed on it.
Bandwidth Considerations
A primary factor in network speed is bandwidth. This is the amount of data that can be passed
through the network per second. If a network's bandwidth is not sufficient for handling heavy
traffic, intensive document indexing can degrade network performance.
A number of elements affect network bandwidth, including cable types, transmission protocols, and
hardware. Ethernet networks are susceptible to wide fluctuations in transmission speed during
periods of heavy traffic. WANs can benefit from reduced network traffic.
If you locate a post office in close proximity to its users, you have less traffic through routers,
bridges, and other network hardware. Running GroupWise in client/server access mode also reduces
network traffic.
GroupWise users can add heavy messaging traffic to your existing network. DMS usage adds
document indexing traffic as well. These factors can create much more network bandwidth usage
than you have previously experienced.
Indexer Configurations
Following are five basic examples of how dedicated indexers can be configured. The examples do
not cover all possibilities. You can combine elements from these configurations to customize
indexing for your organization.
In all configuration examples, the post office can contain multiple libraries, although the Single
Server with One POA configuration is best suited to only one library. In the other configuration
examples, one or more POAs can be set up for indexing documents for all libraries in the post office.
"Single Server with One POA" on page 369
"Single Server with Multiple POAs" on page 370
"Dedicated Indexer Server" on page 371
"Dedicated Indexer Server on an Isolated Network Segment" on page 372
"Dedicated DMS Post Office" on page 373
Single Server with One POA
One POA runs on the post office server and performs all POA functions for the post office and its
libraries. This basic configuration is best suited for a small system, or a decentralized library
configuration with small post offices that each have a library. For more information, see
"Centralized vs. Decentralized Library Configurations" on page 318.
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