Default connectors (Search Server 2010)
Applies to: Search Server 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2010-09-14
This article lists the connectors, which were called protocol handlers in previous versions, that are installed by default in Microsoft Search Server 2010. Search Server 2010 uses connectors to connect to different content repositories so that the content in that repository can be crawled. You can install additional connectors to crawl content created by other Microsoft products or third-party software. For more information, see Install connectors (Search Server 2010). You can also develop additional connectors by using the SharePoint Server search connector framework. For more information, see SharePoint Server Search Connector Framework (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee556429.aspx).
The following table shows the connectors that are installed by default in Search Server 2010.
| This connector | Is used to connect to this type of content repository |
|---|---|
Bcs |
Business Connectivity Services (internal protocol) |
Bcs2 |
Business Connectivity Services URLs (internal protocol) |
File |
File shares |
http |
Web sites |
https |
Web sites over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) |
Notes |
Lotus Notes databases |
Rb |
Exchange public folders for versions prior to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
Rbs |
Exchange public folders over SSL for versions prior to Exchange Server 2003 |
Sps |
People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 |
Sps3 |
People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 |
Sps3s |
People profiles in Office SharePoint Server 2007 over SSL |
Spss |
People profiles in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 over SSL |
Sts |
SharePoint Team Services 1.0 sites (internal protocol) |
Sts2 |
Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 sites |
Sts2s |
Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 sites over SSL |
Sts3 |
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites |
Sts3s |
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites over SSL |
Sts4 |
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 sites |
Sts4s |
SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 sites over SSL |