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WSS Search Architecture. WSS search is provided by SQL Full Text Indexing (SQL Server req'd)Enable through WSS Central AdministrationCatalog created for each content database on farmRule of thumb allow 30 - 40% disk space for catalogsIFilters supported (Office and 3rd party)Limited in scope t
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1. WSS/SPS Search High-Level Architecture
2. WSS Search Architecture WSS search is provided by SQL Full Text Indexing (SQL Server req’d)
Enable through WSS Central Administration
Catalog created for each content database on farm
Rule of thumb – allow 30 - 40% disk space for catalogs
IFilters supported (Office and 3rd party)
Limited in scope to the top-level site
Search terms are basic
No phrasing or Boolean (multiple terms treated as an OR)
3. WSS Search Summary Focus is on team site
Functionality ok for “small” team sites
Scalability could be an issue in large deployments
> 1 million items => wait!
End-user confusion when SPS is in picture as well
Designed primarily for stand-alone WSS installations
4. SPS Indexing Process Define content source: location
Internal and external
Protocol handlers: retrieval
HTTP, FTP
IFilters: recognition
Office, PDF, .ZIP, XML, Project, etc.
Normalizers: data streaming
Word stemmers, breakers, noise filters
Catalog: destination
5. SPS Indexing Architecture