Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 2062

Components of a Search Site
General Architecture of Web Services
Typically, a search site consists of the following components:
Indexes
Log files
Search and print templates
Scheduled events
A search site name and (optionally) alias
Each of these components are managed through the NetWare Web Search
Manager, which is accessed using a Web browser.
Unlike other search services software, Web Search lets you create search
services that span multiple search sites.
HINT:
With Web Search, you can create a duplicate index in each search site that
points to the same index directory. In this manner, all Search Sites can search the
same index in addition to their own indexes.
The general architecture of a Web search service is depicted in the following
diagram.
Figure 5 Search Service Architecture
1
User enters
search query on
www.digitalairlines.com.
4
User clicks a search
result to retrieve document from
www.digitalairlines.com.
2
ISP hosting
www.digitalairlines.com sends query
to Web Search Server.
Web Search Server
sends search results list
to user.
Introducing NetWare Web Search Server 133
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