Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Technical Reference

Sites

When you click the Sites tab, the Manage Sites page is displayed. This page displays the list of Site Names and the Status of each site (enabled or disabled) that the robot crawls to generate resource descriptions. When you select the checkbox, the Delete, Enable, and Disable buttons become active. Select the Delete button to delete a selected site. You can enable or disable the selected site by clicking the Enable or Disable buttons. A disabled site is not searched when the robot is run.

The table below provides the attributes and their description in the Manage Sites page.

Table 4–2 Manage Sites Attributes


Attribute	Default Value	Description
Lock or cluster graphic	Status of site	Lock open means that the URL is accessible. The closed lock means that the site is a secure web server and uses SSL. The cluster means that the site is a domain.
Enabled/Disabled	Enabled	Choose to search this site or not when the robot is run.

You can create a new site, by clicking the New button. When you click the New button, the New Robot Site page appears. This page allows you to set up a new Robot site. The table below provides the attributes available in the New Robot Site page and their description.

Table 4–3 New Robot Site Attributes


Attribute	Default Value	Description
Type	URL	Select URL or Domain from the list box.
Site	Blank	If you have selected the Type as URL, enter the URL of the site you want to create. The URL format is: `http://www.sesta.com` If you have selected the Type as Domain, enter the domain of the site you want to create. The Domain format is: `*.sesta.com`
Depth	10	You have a choice of 1 for this URL only, 2 for this URL and first links, 3 - 10, 100 or unlimited. The default value is set in the Robot —> Manage Properties page.
Destination Database	Use Internal Default	Select the database that you want to use from the list box showing the available databases.

Click on the Site name to navigate to the Edit a Site page. You can use this page to define the search site more completely. You can specify what type of server it is, redefine the depth of the search, and select what type of files to add to the search database. The attributes for URL and Domain sites are mostly the same. The additional column in this table shows which attributes are shared and which are unique.

You can verify the server name for the search site you entered. In the Server Group section, click the New button to add more servers to the server group. In the Starting Points section, click the New button to add more starting points. In the Filter Definition section, you can add or delete, exclude or include certain types of files as well as change the order the filters for these files are applied.

The table below provides the attributes and their description in the Edit a Site page.

Table 4–4 Edit a Site Attributes


Attribute	URL/ Domain	Default Value	Description
Site Name	URL/D	Site entered - `www.sesta.com`	Name of the web site
Server Group - Name	URL	URL - `www.sesta.com`	Is either a single server or a part of a single server. The entry must include the full host name. If you specify just a host name, the site is limited to that host. If you provide directory information in addition to the host name, the site is defined as only that directory and any of its subdirectories.
Checkbox to select Server Group for deletion or verification	URL	Unselected	Unselected — Does not delete or verify the Server Group Selected — Deletes or verifies the Server Group
Port	URL/D	80 for URL; blank for Domain	If the site you are searching uses a different port, enter it here.
Type	URL	Web Server	Web Server, File Server, FTP Server, Secure Web Server
Allowed Protocols	D	All selected	Checkboxes for http, file, ftp, https
Starting Points- Checkbox to select site for deletion	URL/D	Unselected	Unselected Selected
Starting Points- URL	URL/D	`http://URL:80`	URL or domain
Starting Points - Depth	URL/D	10	1 - this URL only 2 - this URL and first links 3-10 100 unlimited
Filter Definition - Checkbox to select file type for deletion	URL/D	Unselected	Unselected Selected
Filter Definitions	URL/D	In this order, the defaults are Archive Files; Audio Files; Backup Files; Binary Files; CGI Files; Image Files; Java, JavaScript, Style Sheet Files; Log Files; Revision Control Files; Source Code Files; Temporary Files; Video Files.	The possible choices are Archive Files; Audio Files; Backup Files; Binary Files; CGI Files; Image Files; Java, JavaScript, Style Sheet Files; Log Files; Power Point Files; Revision Control Files; Source Code Files; Temporary Files; Video Files; Spreadsheet Files; Plug-in Files; Lotus Domino Documents; Lotus Domino OpenViews; System Directories (UNIX); System Directories (NT).
DNS Translation	URL/D	Blank	The DNS translation modifies the URL and the way it is crawled by replacing a domain name or alias with a cname. Select the available databases that you want to use from the box.
Description	URL/D	Blank	Description for the site that you had created.
Destination Database	URL/D	Use Internal Default	Select the available databases that you want to use from the list box.
Domain Group — Name	D	Domain entered. For example, `*.sests.com`	Name of the domain.
Checkbox to select Domain Group for deletion	D	Unselected	Unselected Selected