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Configuring the FTP Server for FTP Indexing

Siebel Search uses an Oracle Secure Enterprise Search XML framework for submitting records for indexing in the form of XML feeds. The pre-indexed XML feed files are stored on an FTP server for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search access. The FTP server and Siebel Server must be colocated on the same server—all examples in this guide assume that the FTP server and Siebel Server are colocated. Accessing the feeds over FTP is a crawl time operation requiring administrative privileges. The FTP location is not accessed at search time, therefore there is no end user access to the FTP location.

This topic includes the following tasks:

• Configuring the Search FTP Server on Windows
• Configuring the Search FTP Server on UNIX

Configuring the Search FTP Server on Windows

This topic covers configuring the FTP server on Windows, so that Oracle Secure Enterprise Search can access the Siebel Search XML feed files for crawling and indexing operations. The FTP home directory is set to the Siebel Search Center directory. For more information on setting up the FTP server, see your operating system documentation on Internet Information Services.

To configure the Search FTP server on Windows

1. From the Start menu choose Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and then the Add/Remove Windows Components option.
2. From the Windows Components list choose Application Server, Details, Internet Information Services (IIS), and then Details.
3. Select File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service and click OK.
4. Click Next on Windows Components Wizard.

   This will install the IIS and FTP services.

5. From the Start menu choose All Programs, Administrative Tools, and then Internet Information Services.

   The Internet Information Services (IIS) console is launched.

6. Right-click on Default FTP Site and select Properties.
7. Select the FTP Site tab.
8. Enter Siebel Search Center FTP Site in the Description field.
9. Select the Home Directory tab.
10. Select the option Directory Located on this Computer.
11. Set the Home Directory Local Path to D:\fs\SSC.

    The paths in the RSS Crawler file are configured relative to your FTP Home Directory.

12. Select the options Read, Write and Log visits.
13. Set Directory Listing Style to UNIX.

Configuring the Search FTP Server on UNIX

This topic covers configuring the FTP server on UNIX, so that Oracle Secure Enterprise Search can access the Siebel Search XML feed files for crawling and indexing operations.

To configure the Search FTP server on UNIX

1. Enable the FTP service on the Siebel Server.
2. Set the FTP home directory to /export/home/fs/SSC.

   The paths in the RSS Crawler file are configured relative to your FTP home directory.