Windows Post-Install Procedures

For faster disk performance, perform the procedures below.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Windows Requirements
Install Exalead CloudView on Windows
Setting up Exalead CloudView

Exclude the Data Directory from Windows Indexed Locations

For performance reasons, you must exclude your Exalead CloudView data directory (DATADIR) from Windows Indexed locations. We do not want Windows to index the Exalead CloudView index.

Note: If you have not installed the Windows Search Service on your server, you can skip this procedure.

  1. Open the Windows Explorer and enter Control Panel\All Control Panel Items
    The All Control Panel Items window opens.
  2. Select Indexing Options and click Modify.
  3. In Indexed Locations:
    1. Expand the Local Disk (C:\).
    2. Navigate to your NETVIBES installation directory.
    3. Clear your Exalead CloudView data directory folder (datadir).
    4. Click OK.

Turn Off Shadow Copies for the Data Directory

You can turn off Shadow Copies on the volume that hosts your data directory.

  1. Right-click the WINDOWS drive and select Properties.

    The WINDOWS Properties window opens.

  2. In the Shadow Copies tab:
    1. Select the drive where the data directory resides.
    2. Click Disable.
    3. Click OK.

You are now ready to set up Exalead CloudView.