RDS Server Install Best Practice

[webspi]

We are testing out Everything for our office environment but couldn't figure out the best practice for RDS uses.
The server install document I found is for configuring Everything to run on a File Server and users on the network can use it from the indexes built on the server rather than each user station indexing the network share which can be quite taxing work when working with over 2 TB of files.

I am hoping to get some advise on installing Everything on RDS server and each users logging into RDS session can use it without doing their own configuration.

We don't need to index C:\ and just some folder on local drive on the RDS server. In this case, what is the best practice? All volumes are NTFS.

To be more specific, is it better to utilize
Method1: Options > Indexes > NTFS >
Check "Include in database" for the drive we want to search and specify the folders,
Check "Enable USN Journal",
Check "Monitor Changes"

OR

Method2: Options > Indexes > Folders > (While nothing checked under NTFS)
Add folders,
Check "Index subfolders",
Check "Attempt to monitor changes"
Check "Fast Rescan"
Set "rescan" dates and times

If there is are any other recommendation, please let me know.

Thank you!

[void]

We don't need to index C:\ and just some folder on local drive on the RDS server. In this case, what is the best practice?

I assume the folder is a network share?

For each client, use folder indexing:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab on the left.
• Uncheck Automatically index new fixed volumes.
• Uncheck Automatically index new removable volumes.
• Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
• For each NTFS volume:
  • Uncheck Include in database.
• Click the Folders tab on the left.
• Click Add....
• Select your RDS share (for example: \\server\share )
• Check Index subfolders.
• Check Attempt to monitor changes.
• Check Fast Rescan (Only if the volume on your RDS server is using NTFS)
• Setup your rescan dates and times.
• Click OK.

The Everything Service can be disabled as you are not using NTFS indexing:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Uncheck Everything Service.
• Click OK.

Please consider the Everything Server

The Everything Server allows you to:

• Share a centralized index with multiple users.
• Keep client indexes up to date.
• Create path remappings.
• Limit access with user credentials.

If you have a domain controller, please consider using group policy to setup multiple clients.

[webspi]

Regarding the Everything server, when people are logging in locally on the RDS server where all the files resides, can they share the index built on the server itself?

If we decide separate the file server and have the Everything run on the file server, can each client do some kind of light install and connect to the single index built on the file server to perform the search?

Please also let me know how much this would cost.

Thank you!

[void]

Regarding the Everything server, when people are logging in locally on the RDS server where all the files resides, can they share the index built on the server itself?

Yes, this should be possible.

The Everything Server can share a whole drive or a single folder, or multiple folders.
You can add users with different levels of access.

You can setup the Everything Server to run as a service so you don't need to be logged in.

If we decide separate the file server and have the Everything run on the file server, can each client do some kind of light install and connect to the single index built on the file server to perform the search?

The Everything Server is built to do this.
The Everything Server maintains an index.
Ideally the Everything Server runs on your file server.

Each client will have a copy of this index (with varying access)
The Everything Server will keep your client indexes up to date.
The search is performed on the client.

Please also let me know how much this would cost.

Please send an email to david@voidtools.com
I can send a trial key with some pricing.