Moving the CES Configuration Folder

The Coveo Enterprise Search (CES) configuration folder ([Index_Path]\Config) is automatically created by the CES installer under the index folder that you specify at the end of the installation process (C:\CES7\Config by default).

You must relocate the configuration folder when:

• You relocate the Coveo index to another hard disk drive on the same server.

  Example: As your index increases in size, you eventually reach the limit of the hard disk size (see Coveo Platform Hardware and Software Requirements). You then need to add a new larger hard disk and move the index and associated files to the new hard disk drive.

• You relocate the Coveo index to another server.

  Example: As the index size and the number of users increase, the performance of the original Coveo server degrades. You need to replace the server by a more powerful machine and move the index and associated files to the new server.

Important: After moving the CES configuration folder, you must rebuild all your sources from all your collections.

To move the CES configuration folder to another hard disk drive on the same server

1. Using an administrator account, connect to the Coveo server on which you want to move the CES configuration folder.

2. Ensure that the new hard disk drive is installed and ready to use.

3. If not already done, create the desired index folder on the new hard disk drive.

   Example: If D: is the new hard disk drive, you can create the D:\CES7 folder.

4. Stop the CES service (see Stopping the CES Service).

5. Open the original index folder (ex.: C:\CES7), and then copy the Config subfolder.

6. On the new hard disk drive:

   1. Paste the Config subfolder in the new index folder (ex.: D:\CES7).

   2. Open the Config subfolder.

   3. Delete the config.bin file.

      Note: CES will automatically recreate this binary version of the configuration file.

7. Change references to the index folder:

   1. In the CES configuration file (see Changing the Index Folder in the CES Configuration File).

   2. In the Registry Editor (see Changing the Coveo Index Path in the Registry Editor).

8. Restart the CES service (see Starting the CES Service).

9. Access the Administration Tool (see Opening the Administration Tool).

10. Rebuild all your sources for all your collections (see Applying an Action to a Collection or a Source).

To move the CES configuration folder to another server

1. Using an administrator account, connect to the new Coveo server, the one to which you want to move the CES configuration folder, and then:

   1. If not already done, install CES, specifying the desired index folder path at the end of the installation process (see Installing CES on the Master Server).

   2. Stop the CES service (see Stopping the CES Service).

2. Using an administrator account, connect to the Coveo server from which you want to move the CES configuration folder, and then:

   1. Stop the CES service (see Stopping the CES Service).

   2. Open the original index folder (ex.: C:\CES7), and copy the Config subfolder.

3. On the new server:

   1. Paste the Config subfolder in the new index folder.

   2. Open the Config subfolder.

   3. Delete the config.bin file.

      Note: CES will automatically recreate this binary version of the configuration file.

4. If the index folder paths are not the same on both servers, still on the new server, change references to the index folder:

   1. In the CES configuration file (see Changing the Index Folder in the CES Configuration File).

   2. In the Registry Editor (see Changing the Coveo Index Path in the Registry Editor).

5. Restart the CES service (see Starting the CES Service).

6. Access the Administration Tool (see Opening the Administration Tool).

7. Rebuild all your sources for all your collections (see Applying an Action to a Collection or a Source).