How to Configure Catalog Search in NetVault? (4043201)

The NetVault catalog search service provides fast-search capabilities for the metadata (name, mod date, type, etc.) of items backed up by NetVault.

The following plug-ins support catalog searching:

• NetVault Plug-in for File System
• NetVault Plug-in for VMware
• NetVault Plug-in for Hyper-V
• NetVault Plug-in for SnapMirror to Tape
• NetVault Plug-in for NDMP (plug-in version 12.2 or later)
• NetVault Plug-in for SQL Server
• NetVault Plug-in for O365 (plug-in version 12.4 or later)

To install and configure the Catalog Search follow these steps:

1. In the Navigation pane, click Catalog Search.

2. On the Catalog Search Configuration page, provide the following details.
   1. Catalog Host
      • If the NetVault Server is installed on Linux, Catalog Search must be installed on the same system. A Linux user needs to be specified to run the Catalog Search service.
      • If the NetVault Server is installed on Windows, Catalog Search could be installed on a NV Client running the same version as the NV Server.
   2. Catalog Search Password
   3. Confirm Catalog Search Password
   4. Database Directory
      • Optionally, specify a custom Snapshot Directory
      • Optionally, specify a custom Log Directory
   5. HTTP Port
   6. Reserved RAM Size (GB) - The amount of assigned RAM must not be more than 50% of the physical available memory
   7. Maximum simultaneously active catalog workers

Note: For additional information on how to configure Catalog Search, please review NetVault Administration Guide.

3. Click [Install And Configure].