Default indexing connector protocols (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Applies to: FAST Search Server 2010
This article lists the indexing connector protocols that are installed by default in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and are used when you crawl content with the FAST Search Content Search Service Application or people profiles with the FAST Search Query Search Service Application. SharePoint Server 2010 uses indexing connector protocols to connect to different content repositories so that the content in that repository can be crawled. You can install additional indexing connector protocols to crawl content created by other Microsoft products or third-party software. For more information, see Content sources that require additional configuration (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint). You can also develop additional connectors by using the SharePoint Server search connector framework. For more information, see SharePoint Server Search Connector Framework (MSDN).
The following table shows the indexing connector protocols that are installed by default in SharePoint Server 2010.
| This indexing connector protocol | Is used to connect to this type of content repository |
|---|---|
Bcs |
Business Connectivity Services (internal protocol) |
Bcs2 |
Business Connectivity Services URLs (internal protocol) |
File |
File shares |
http |
Web sites |
https |
Web sites over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) |
Notes |
Lotus Notes databases |
Rb |
Exchange public folders for versions prior to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
Rbs |
Exchange public folders over SSL for versions prior to Exchange Server 2003 |
Sps |
People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 |
Sps3 |
People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 |
Sps3s |
People profiles in Office SharePoint Server 2007 over SSL |
Spss |
People profiles in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 over SSL |
Sts |
SharePoint Team Services 1.0 sites (internal protocol) |
Sts2 |
Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 sites |
Sts2s |
Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 sites over SSL |
Sts3 |
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites |
Sts3s |
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites over SSL |
Sts4 |
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 sites |
Sts4s |
SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 sites over SSL |