Archive Properties: Index Volumes

The list shows the index volumes that are used by the archive you selected. The columns are as follows:

Range. The sequence numbers of the first and last items in the index volume.
Status. This can be any of the following:
- Normal. The volume is online and there are no manual updates in progress.
- Rebuilding. You have chosen to rebuild or update the index manually.
- Failed. Because of an error the index volume cannot be searched or updated. Check the event log for errors.
- Offline. You have set the index volume offline. The index volume cannot be searched or updated.
Location. The physical location of the index volume.
Total Items. The total number of items in the index volume.
Failed Items. The number of items that could not be indexed.
From Date. The date of the earliest item in the index volume.
To Date. The date of the most recent item in the index volume.

Right-click an index volume for the following options:

Update Index Volume. Updates the index with any items that are still waiting to be indexed.
Rebuild Index Volume. Deletes the index volume and recreates it. You do not normally need to use this option and the rebuild may take some time.
Repair Index Volume. Retries indexing of failed items. This option is not available if no items have failed indexing.
Set Index Volume Offline. Sets the index volume into a state in which it cannot be searched or updated. This is useful when you are changing index locations.
Set Index Volume Online. Sets the index volume into a state in which it can searched or updated.
Copy. Copies the displayed information to the Windows clipboard.
Refresh. Refreshes the display.

Change location. This option enables you to change the physical location of an archive's index volumes.

To change the location of an archive's index volumes

Right-click the list of index volumes and, on the shortcut menu, click Select All. Alternatively, you can select multiple index volumes as follows:
- To select single index volumes, hold down Ctrl and then click the index volumes.
- To select a group of index volumes, click the first index volume you want to select. Then hold down Shift while you click the index volume in the group.
Right-click the selected index volumes and, on the shortcut menu, click Set Index Volume Offline. There is a warning that index volumes cannot be searched when they are offline. Click Yes. There is a confirmation that the operation has been queued. Click OK. The status of the index volume changes to Offline.
Click the Advanced tab of the archive's properties and make a note of the Archive ID. To copy the Archive ID to the Windows clipboard, double-click the ID to select it, then right-click it and, on the shortcut menu, click Copy.
Copy the existing index folder to the new location that you want to use. Copy the whole folder, without changing its name.
When the copy is complete, click Change Location.
On the Index Volume Location dialog, select the index server that manages the new location and then select the location to which you copied the index folder. Click OK.

The index location is changed and all the index volumes are automatically set online.
Delete the original index folder.