Configuring Federated Searches

Federated searches allow you to link to multiple Voyager indexes and view them within a single Voyager application.  A central, federated index draws information from indexes of satellite Voyager instances. The following diagram illustrates data flow in a Federated Search configuration.  

Voyager uses a security token to allow secure federated searches with remote catalogs. 

To configure Federated Search, go to Manage > Index > Federated Catalog Search. 

Steps to Configure Federation

To make sure that the security for federation is correctly configured, follow these steps (not required for federation without security):

1. Generate an Authentication Token (Secret Key) on the parent Voyager instance
2. Copy the Secret Key to all of the remote Voyager instances
3. Add the remote catalogs on the parent Voyager server
4. Save the search so that you can access these settings later

Configuring Authentication

Voyager uses a security token to allow secure federated searches with remote catalogs.  To configure Authentication Tokens, follow these steps:

1. Go to Manage Voyager > Security > Authentication
   
   
   
   
2. In the Authentication Tokens section, click Generate to create a new Secret Key
3. Click Save
4. Copy the Secret Key 
5. Paste the Secret Key in the Authentication page for all remote Voyager servers

Adding Remote Catalogs

After configuring the Secret Key, you can add the remote catalogs on the parent Voyager instance

To add a remote catalog:

1. Go to Manage Voyager > Index > Configure Federated Catalog Search
2. Enter the URL to the remote Voyager instance in the Add Catalog box and click Add
3. To edit or remove existing catalogs, use the Edit and Remove options.