About protocol handlers (Search Server 2008)

Applies To: Microsoft Search Server 2008

 

Topic Last Modified: 2009-04-13

Note

Unless otherwise noted, the information in this article applies to both Microsoft Search Server 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express.

The crawler uses protocol handlers to access content. When creating a content source, search service administrators specify the protocol handler that the crawler will use when crawling the URLs specified in that content source. Search Server 2008 provides protocol handlers for all common Internet protocols. The following table shows the protocol handlers that are installed by default.

Protocol handler	Used to crawl
File	File shares
http	Web sites
https	Web sites over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Notes	Lotus Notes databases
Rb	Exchange public folders
Rbs	Exchange public folders over SSL
Sps	People profiles from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 server farms
Sps3	People profiles of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 server farms only
Sps3s	People profiles from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 server farms only over SSL
Spsimport	People profile import
Spss	People profile import from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 server farms over SSL
Sts	Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 root URLs (internal protocol)
Sts2	Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 sites
Sts2s	Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 sites over SSL
Sts3	Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 sites
Sts3s	Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 sites over SSL

Note

The notes:// protocol handler is installed, but not enabled, by default. For information about how to enable this protocol handler, see Configure Search Server to crawl Lotus Notes (Search Server 2008).

If you want to crawl content that does not have a protocol handler installed, you must install a third-party or custom protocol handler before you can crawl that content. Several third-party protocol handlers, with accompanying installation instructions, are available for Search Server. Check with the third-party manufacturer for instructions when you install third-party protocol handlers.

Crawling content from enterprise content management systems

Search Server has connectors that enable it to connect to and index content from other enterprise content management systems. Since the content is indexed into a Search Server content index, users can search and get results from these content sources by using the SharePoint search user interface.

Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum

The Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum includes a protocol handler that enables Search Server to index content from EMC Documentum content sources. This connector also allows metadata to be indexed for advanced searches. Users can perform searches and review search results from the SharePoint search user interface.

For information about installing and administering this protocol handler, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector for EMC Documentum Installation and Administration Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113947&clcid=0x409). For information about system requirements and additional configuration considerations, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum Release Notes (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=113951&clcid=0x409). For information about known issues, see Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum Known Issues (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=119736&clcid=0x409).

Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet

The Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet enables Microsoft enterprise search systems to index the contents of an IBM FileNet repository. Once indexed, this connector also allows IBM FileNet search results to be displayed for users from within the Microsoft enterprise search system. These capabilities are based on the connector’s ability to natively access the appropriate file formats, data structures, and security implementation of the IBM FileNet document management system. This protocol handler also integrates metadata for advanced searches.

For information about installing and administering this protocol handler, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector for IBM FileNet Installation and Administration Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=113952&clcid=0x409). For information about system requirements and additional configuration options, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet Release Notes (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120643&clcid=0x409). For information about known issues, see Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet Known Issues (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=119737&clcid=0x409).

See Also

Concepts

Configure Search Server to crawl Lotus Notes (Search Server 2008)
IFilters and protocol handlers (Search Server 2008)
About IFilters (Search Server 2008)
Install the Microsoft Filter Pack (Search Server 2008)