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How to create a search service for a Virtual Portal

Applies to

HCL Digital Experience v9.5 and higher

Introduction

A search service enables users to query pages and web content, and configuring a dedicated service for a Virtual Portal ensures that search scopes and indices are isolated specifically to that environment. This article outlines the steps required to configure a search service for an HCL Digital Experience (DX) Virtual Portal environment.

Instructions

  1. Verify that the remote search server and the Virtual Portal on the local portal server use the same LDAP directory.

  2. Complete the initial remote search setup by following the procedures in Configure Remote Search.

  3. Set the PSE_TYPE parameter to ejb. The required EJB and IIOP URL values are detailed in Search service configuration parameters.

  4. Verify the file system permissions for the DefaultCollectionsDirectory and CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH directories to ensure they are accessible (for example, using chmod -R 755).