A datasource is a complete data ingest configuration that consists of the following components:
  • Connector. Connectors are out-of-the-box components for pulling your data into Managed Fusion. Lucidworks provides a wide variety of connectors, each specialized for a particular data type. For a list of connectors, see Lucidworks Connectors.
  • Parser. Parsers provide fine-grained configuration for inbound data. See Parsers for more information.
  • Index pipeline. Index pipelines transform incoming data for indexing by Managed Fusion. See Index pipelines for more information.
Managed Fusion includes all available connectors in Indexing > Datasources. Some connectors come pre-installed, but you must install others manually. See Install or update a connector for more information.
When you create a new datasource that requires an uninstalled connector, Managed Fusion automatically downloads and installs the connector using the Datasources dropdown. You can also update the connector using the Blob Store UI or via the Connector API.

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Install a connector using the Datasources dropdown

  1. Sign in to Managed Fusion and click your application.
  2. Click Indexing > Datasources > Add+.
  3. In the list of connectors, scroll down to the Not Installed section and select the connector you want to install.
    Managed Fusion downloads and installs the connector. It displays in the list of installed connectors.
After you install a connector, you can configure a new datasource.
You can view and download all current and previous V2 connector releases at plugins.lucidworks.com.

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Install or update a connector using the Blob Store UI

  1. Download the connector zip file from Download V2 connectors.
    Do not expand the archive; Fusion consumes it as-is.
  2. In the Fusion workspace, navigate to System > Blobs.
  3. Click Add.
  4. Select Connector Plugin. Add a connector The “New Connector Plugin Upload” panel appears.
  5. Click Choose File and select the downloaded zip file from your file system. Upload a connector
  6. Click Upload.
    The new connector’s blob manifest appears.     Uploaded connector From this screen you can also delete or replace the connector.
Wait several minutes for the connector to finish uploading to the blob store before installing the connector using the Datasources dropdown.

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Install or update a connector using the Connector API

  1. Download the connector zip file.
    Do not expand the archive; Managed Fusion consumes it as-is.
  2. Upload the connector zip file to Managed Fusion’s plugins.
  3. Run the following command with your information, including the pluginId: 
    curl -H 'content-type:application/zip' -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -X PUT https://EXAMPLE_COMPANY.b.lucidworks.cloud/api/connectors/plugins?id=lucidworks.{pluginId}' --data-binary @{plugin_path}.zip
    Managed Fusion automatically publishes the event to the cluster, and the listeners perform the connector installation process on each node.
    If the pluginId is identical to an existing one, the old connector is uninstalled and the new connector is installed in its place. To get the list of existing plugin IDs, run the following command: curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD https://EXAMPLE_COMPANY.b.lucidworks.cloud/api/connectors/plugins
  4. Verify the new connector is installed in https://EXAMPLE_COMPANY.b.lucidworks.cloud/apps/connectors/plugins/.

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Reinstall a connector

To reinstall a connector for any reason, first delete the connector then use the preceding steps to install it again. This may take a few minutes to complete depending on how quickly the pods are deleted and recreated.
Datasources See Configure a new datasource for complete instructions.

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Add the datasource and connector

  1. Sign in to Managed Fusion and click any application.
  2. Click Indexing > Datasources > Add+.
  3. Select your connector. The connector configuration panel displays. The specific configuration options vary depending on the connector.

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Configure the connector

If you do not see your connector in the list, you may need to install it.
To configure the connector:
  1. Enter a useful name for your datasource in the Datasource ID field.
  2. Select an option in the Pipeline ID field if different from the default.
  3. Select an option in the Parser fields if different from the default.
  4. Select your specific release and connector detail. For more information, see Connectors Configuration Reference.
  5. Click Save.

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Test the datasource configuration

  1. Click Indexing > Index Workbench > Load.
  2. Select the datasource ID you specified when you created the datasource.
  3. Review the datasource configuration and a simulation of the results when you run this datasource job to index your data.
  4. Adjust the configurations of your datasource, parsers, and index pipeline until the simulated results are satisfactory.
  5. Click Save.

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Index your data

  1. In the Index Workbench, click Start Job.
  2. When the job status is Finished, click Querying > Query Workbench to view the indexed documents and configure your query pipeline. For more information, see Query Workbench.

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Connector logs

You can find connector logs in https://EXAMPLE_COMPANY.lucidworks.cloud/var/log/connectors.
Replace EXAMPLE_COMPANY with the name provided by your Lucidworks representative.
Most connectors support Diagnostic Mode (also known as Diagnostic Logging), which enables Managed Fusion to print more detailed information to the logs about each request, including the ID of every document inserted, updated, or deleted in the oplog. More information on Diagnostic Mode can be found in the Configuration section of the connectors which offer it. You may need to click on the Advanced slider to show more settings. Diagnostic mode