Dark Corners: A Blog about Fast Search Server 2010

Tutorials on and about Fast Search Server 2010

FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 Item-Level Security Using FAST Search JDBC Database Connector

[We now take a brief interlude. This post is written by my colleague Richard Palawan and will cover...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 04/03/2012

POC - Part 3a: PowerShell: Crawling an External Web Site with the SharePoint 2010 Web Crawler

And now is time to speak of many things...but we won't. Instead we will create, configure and run...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 03/06/2012

POC - Part 3: Crawling an External Web Site with the SharePoint 2010 Web Crawler

In the interest of brevity (and lack of time) I am just going to cover what we need to do to crawl a...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 03/06/2012

March: Enterprise Search User Group

Just a friendly reminder: it is almost that time of the month again! Time to talk about search! Get...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 02/22/2012

POC - Part 2b: PowerShell: Configuring the connector/Indexing Content

The POC - Part 2 post was quite underwhelming. The VHD has all the software installed for us and...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 01/29/2012

POC - Part 2a: Ignoring Indexed Folders

In Part 2 of this series we crawled a file system and indexed that content. In doing so we also...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 01/26/2012

POC - Part 2: Search - Configuring the connector/Indexing Content

Hard to believe it has taken us 4 parts to get to the point where we could finally index some...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 01/26/2012

POC - Part 1: Search - Mapping the Content Folder

Ready to start indexing some files? So am I! But we are not doing that this post. Sorry. Life can be...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 01/26/2012

POC - Part 2: Creating the VM - Deploying the VHD Using VirtualBox

Welcome back! I see you are not easily discouraged. Here are our assumptions: You are running...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 01/26/2012

POC - Part 1: Creating the VM - Extracting the VHD

In this post we will download the VHD from TechNet, and create the VHD. Well, if you are reading...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 01/26/2012

Proof of Concept - Getting a Feel for the Terrain

Ah! A new year (yes, I know if it January 26, but I started writing this on the 6th)! Starting with...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 01/26/2012

November: How to Shape an Effective Search UX: A Quick View into Real World Practices

Come join us on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at 1290 Avenue of the Americas for the Enterprise Search...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 11/02/2011

At the Beginning: SharePoint Architecture Overview

Hard to believe: there are still developers who are absolutely new to SharePoint and need a helping...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 10/26/2011

July: Everything You Wanted to Know About Search Architecture in 45 Minutes

Come join us on Wednesday July 13, 2011 at 1290 Avenue of the Americas for the Enterprise Search...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 06/23/2011

Enterprise Search User Group (June): Integration of SharePoint Search 2010 and FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 with SharePoint 2007 Portal

Come join us on Wednesday June 8, 2011 at 1290 Avenue of the Americas for the Enterprise Search User...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 05/25/2011

May: Enterprise Search User Group - Underneath the Hood: Top 5 Customizations for FS4SP

The Enterprise Search user Group meets the second Wednesday of every month. This coming month's...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 04/27/2011

Events for March

Fast search is deeply intertwined with SharePoint and so I make it a point to go to as many...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 02/22/2011

Offline: Fast Search Server 2010 Help Files, or Help! I Am Offline And I Need Some Documentation!

So here are the rules of engagement: I will give you the information you need right up front and...

Author: Carlos Valcarcel Date: 07/30/2010