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In large setups with large volumes of indexed data and numerous concurrent users searching on the data, the Search component might need to be deployed and scaled on separate servers. In these setups, the Search components can reside on separate servers that handle only the search function of the product. For more information about when to scale, see Indicators for scaling.

In a multiple-server deployment, the Search component sends search requests to the Indexer. The Indexer performs actual searches on the indexes, which are then rolled back in the form of search results. Scaling the Search component helps you distribute the searching load across multiple instances, which in turn helps you search large quantities of data.

Note

While deploying multiple Search components in your environment, ensure that all the Search components are operating in the same time zone. Doing this is important for scheduling notifications correctly.

This topic contains the following information:

Deployment diagram

The following diagram illustrates the scale-out architecture for Search components. This diagram only shows the Search component scaled. In a real environment, when you scale up the Search component, you might have Collection Stations and Indexers scaled up.

The following table lists definitions of abbreviations and terminology used in the preceding diagram:

ItemDescription

Additional information

ITDA Server

BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics server, a combination of the following components:

  • Console Server
  • Search

Managing components

BMC Atrium Single Sign-OnUser-authentication mechanism necessary for integrating with TrueSight Presentation ServerDeploying IT Data Analytics with BMC Atrium Single Sign-On
Configuration DBConfiguration Database component

Managing components

PNet/TSIM

BMC ProactiveNet or BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management

Integrating with ProactiveNet and Infrastructure Management

PNet/TSIM CellBMC ProactiveNet or BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management cells

Integrating with ProactiveNet and Infrastructure Management cells

TSPSBMC TrueSight Presentation ServerIntegrating with TrueSight Presentation Server
SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Setting up emails

Collection Data Sources

Data sources (such as log files and Windows events) for monitoring using Collection Station or Collection Agents

Agent types

PortsPort numbers used for communicating between components and external systemsCommunication ports and protocols

Where to go from here

To deploy multiple Search components, you need to first install them. For more information, see Installing in a multiple-server environment.

If you initially installed the product by performing a typical installation and want to scale the product on additional servers, then you need to make certain configuration changes. For more information, see Configurations required before scaling up.