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Thanks Netpro! &nbsp; &nbsp;One other question.... how can I tell that the index is working? &nbsp; Is there a way to monitor it? &nbsp;See what the percentage of files have been indexed? &nbsp;Etc.....<br />
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Thanks!
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Thanks Netpro!    One other question.... how can I tell that the index is working?   Is there a way to monitor it?  See what the percentage of files have been indexed?  Etc.....

Thanks!

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Test via a client machine and search for something which you know is on the server.<br />
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Not that I'm aware of. Set it up on an evening or Friday and test the following day or Monday.
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Test via a client machine and search for something which you know is on the server.

Not that I'm aware of. Set it up on an evening or Friday and test the following day or Monday.

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Thanks Netflo! &nbsp; &nbsp;Appreciate your quick response.
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Thanks Netflo!    Appreciate your quick response.

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What would be the most efficient setup to configure our new file server (Server 2008 R2 sp1) &nbsp;with indexing? &nbsp; It appears that the general consensus is not to turn on indexing, but I think it's a necessary evil here.<br />
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On occasion our users accidentally move folders from one location to another and I need to locate them quickly. &nbsp; &nbsp;The files themselves are very small but we have approx. 1,000,000. <br />
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There are 15 workstations running a combination of Windows XP sp2 and Windows 7 Pro. &nbsp;Applications on the desktop are Word and Excel. &nbsp; We have a proprietary SQL app that also utilizes the file server to store/share documents.<br />
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Assistance would be greatly appreciated! &nbsp;Thanks!
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What would be the most efficient setup to configure our new file server (Server 2008 R2 sp1)  with indexing?   It appears that the general consensus is not to turn on indexing, but I think it's a necessary evil here.

On occasion our users accidentally move folders from one location to another and I need to locate them quickly.    The files themselves are very small but we have approx. 1,000,000. 

There are 15 workstations running a combination of Windows XP sp2 and Windows 7 Pro.  Applications on the desktop are Word and Excel.   We have a proprietary SQL app that also utilizes the file server to store/share documents.

Assistance would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks!

File Indexing best practice on a Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.