Creating a bucket index

Procedure

1. On the HCP Bucket Indexing panel, click Create Object.

2. Edit the settings of your bucket index.

   • Name: The name of the bucket search object.
   • Description: A description of the bucket search object.
   • Output Index Name: The name of the index to be used as the output. This index must not already exist prior to creating the bucket search object.
   • Kafka Topic Name: The name of the Kafka topic to be created. This name is used to configure the HCP-CS system.
   • HCP for Cloud Scale System to Monitor: Domain name of the HCP for cloud scale system.
   • Access Key ID: Access key ID for the HCP for cloud scale system.
   • Secret Access Key: Secret access key for the HCP for cloud scale system.
   • Initial Index Shard Count: The initial shard could to be used when creating the Solr index.
   • Use Proxy Server: Enables use of a proxy server to connect to the system.

3. From within HCP-CS S3 Console, create a bucket with an event notifications policy enabled and setup with the following settings:

   • Events: s3:ObjectCreated:
   • Events: s3:ObjectRemoved:
   • Target > Target type: Kafka
   • Target > Hostname: Your system's IP address
   • Target > Port: 9092
   • Target > TLS: False
   • Target > Username: Not required
   • Target > Password: Not required
   • Target > Topic: Your Kafka Topic Name
   Once the bucket is created, HCI verifies and confirms the connection and a certificate appears on the HCP-CS system.

4. On the HCP-CS system, click ACCEPT AND ADD CERTIFICATE to connect.

   HCI auto-generates the bucket search object pipeline and workflow.

5. Click the HCP Bucket Indexing panel to view your new workflow.

Parent Topic

• HCP for Cloud Scale Bucket Indexing (Preview Mode)