DTSearch on multiple computers

With large data sets, it is often necessary to allow the index to be accessed by multiple workstations.

 However, due to the nature of a large data set, it may be made up of many indexes, generally stored in the same location as the data. Registering these indexes can be a chore if there are more than a couple of machines.

If the index is made in Forix, the forensic version of DTSearch, each set of indexes is set up with a library (.lib) file, which contains the names and locations of each portion of the indexes. This helps because you only have to add these library files to DTSearch to register the entire forix index. by mapping the same drive letter to all the machines you need to use, you can use the same library file on each computer.

To speed this process further if you have multiple library files/indexes, you can copy the registry settings in HKEY_CURRENT_USER for DTSearch and register these on each machine. This will place the same references to the library files on each machine. Voila! You have multiple machines working from the same data set.

Let me know if you need any help for this. Martin.Nikel@gmail.com