OmniFind Enterprise EditionIBM

Version 9.1

Quick Start Guide

This guide gets you started with a typical installation for IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition, Version 9.1


National language version: The Quick Start Guide is available in other languages on the Quick Start CD.

Product overview

OmniFind® Enterprise Edition augments embedded search to deliver knowledge-driven search across all of the information repositories in your business, connecting users to the knowledge that matters, regardless of where it resides.

Step 1: Access your software and documentation

If you download your product from Passport Advantage®, follow the instructions in the download document available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=63&uid=swg24025922. This product offering includes:

For product documentation, see the information center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/discover/v9r1m0/. Before you start the installation program, read about known issues and solutions at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=63&uid=swg27018048.

Step 2: Evaluate your hardware and system configuration

See the system requirements document at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=63&uid=swg27017874. For information about supported data sources, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=63&uid=swg27017918.

Step 3: Review the base architecture

Crawlers gather documents from structured and unstructured data sources. The parser extracts information from the crawled documents, which is then processed by document processors, analyzed, and indexed. Users search the indexed data through search applications. You can create custom applications to administer the system or search analyzed content.

This diagram shows how data is collected by crawlers so that information can be parsed, analyzed, and indexed. Users can then search the indexed content.

Step 4: Upgrade to OmniFind Enterprise Edition, Version 9.1

You can upgrade only from OmniFind Enterprise Edition, Version 8.5 Fix Pack 1 to Version 9.1. You must install the Version 9.1 software on a system that has the same number of search servers as the Version 8.5 system (one, two, or four). For detailed information about upgrading, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/discover/v9r1m0/topic/com.ibm.discovery.es.in.doc/installing/iiysiupover.htm.

Step 5: Install OmniFind Enterprise Edition on a single server

Use the following instructions to install a new search system on a single server. For instructions on how to install the software on multiple servers, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/discover/v9r1m0/topic/com.ibm.discovery.es.in.doc/iiysiservrenh.htm.

  1. Insert the IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition DVD, enter the following command, click Install Product, and launch the installation program:
  2. Windows: Restart the computer and log in as the OmniFind Enterprise Edition administrative user.
  3. Review the post-installation tasks and follow the instructions for your operating system at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/discover/v9r1m0/topic/com.ibm.discovery.es.in.doc/iiysipostinst.htm.

After you install the product, you can install additional servers to support crawling, document processing, and search. For instructions, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/discover/v9r1m0/topic/com.ibm.discovery.es.in.doc/iiysiservrenhadd.htm.

To support crawling remote Windows file systems, you can install an agent server on a Windows file server or on Windows server that mounts one or more file servers. For instructions, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/discover/v9r1m0/topic/com.ibm.discovery.es.in.doc/iiysiwdagentrun.htm.

Step 6: Verify that the installation was successful

To verify the installation, run the First Steps program. If the First Steps program does not start automatically after you finish the installation program, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/discover/v9r1m0/topic/com.ibm.discovery.es.in.doc/iiysistartfs.htm.

In the First Steps window, click Start Server. After the server is started, click Verify Installation.

After you verify the installation, you can use the First Steps program to view the product documentation, start the administration console, and test the search application.

Step 7: Integration with IBM InfoSphere Classification Module

You can improve search quality by using the Classification Module annotator that is provided with IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition. You can also train Classification Module knowledge bases and improve classification over time by importing content that you exported from OmniFind Enterprise Edition.

Want to try it out? Download a free, 90-day evaluation version of the Classification Module here: https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-cmev.

Learn more about IBM InfoSphere™ Classification Module at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/content-management/classification.

More information

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