In a typical distributed installation scenario
you can install IBM® Content Search Services.
You can also install IBM Content Search Services to
run with supported custom applications that use IBM
FileNet® P8 Platform development tools to operate.
- Single instance single server deployment
- When you deploy a single instance of IBM Content Search Services on a single server, you
must configure your IBM Content Search Services server
for mixed mode (indexing and searching).
- Multiple instance single server deployment
- You can deploy multiple instances of IBM Content Search Services on a single server for
load balancing and performance. You can configure each instance of IBM Content Search Services for mixed mode (indexing
and searching) or dedicated mode (indexing or searching) to maximize
your processing requirements.
- Multiple instance multiple server deployment
- You can deploy multiple instances of IBM Content Search Services on multiple servers in
a farm configuration for load balancing, performance and high availability.
For high availability, you need to ensure that there are multiple
instances running with mixed mode (indexing and searching) on multiple
servers. For dedicated mode (indexing or searching), you need to ensure
that you have a pair of instances for each mode.