DeviceLock Content Security Server : Administering DeviceLock Content Security Server : Managing Search Server Settings : Checking the status of the current indexing actions
  
Checking the status of the current indexing actions
The administrator can use the Current Activity node to monitor the status of the current indexing actions.
Full-text indexing operations can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. The Search Server enables the administrator to monitor the progress of the indexing operations being performed.
The indexing process is performed in two stages. First, the Search Server extracts significant words from shadow copies and log records and saves them to temporary indexes per DeviceLock Enterprise Server instance. For each temporary index, the Search Server processes 1,000 records from each log.
In the second stage, when either the number of temporary indexes becomes equal to 50, or 10 minutes pass, all temporary indexes are combined into a permanent master index that is used for search queries. The process of combining temporary indexes into a master index is called merging.
When Current Activity is selected in the console tree, the details pane displays the indexing and merging status and progress indicators.
Indexing status and progress indicators
The administrator can control the indexing process for each specified DeviceLock Enterprise Server by watching its status and progress indicators. The status indicator shows the current status of the indexing operation:
 
Status
Description
Idle
Indexing is not performed.
Waiting
Waiting for indexing to begin.
Indexing <log_name>
Indexing the specified log is in progress.
The progress indicator shows the percentage complete of the indexing process.
Merging status and progress indicators
The administrator can control the merge process by watching its status and progress indicators. The status indicator shows the status of the merge operation:
 
Status
Description
Idle
The merge is not performed.
Merging
The merge is in progress.
Defragmenting
Compressing and optimizing the index by removing obsolete index data and consolidating search structures for better performance.
The progress indicator shows the percentage complete of the merge process.
To monitor the status of the indexing and merge process
1. In the console tree, expand DeviceLock Content Security Server, and then expand Search Server.
2. Under Search Server, select Current Activity.
When Current Activity is selected in the console tree, the details pane displays the indexing and merging status and progress indicators. Since the indicators are not updated automatically, refresh them by hand:
Right-click Current Activity, and then click Refresh.
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Select Current Activity, and then click on the toolbar.
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In the details pane, right-click any name of the DeviceLock Enterprise Server or Merge Index, and then click Refresh.
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In the details pane, select any name of the DeviceLock Enterprise Server or Merge Index, and then click on the toolbar.