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| ====== Creating an Omnidex Grid using Environment Rules ====== | ====== Creating an Omnidex Grid using Environment Rules ====== | ||
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| + | :!: //These instructions show how to create Omnidex Grids using environment files that are compiled with OACOMP in Omnidex Version 5.0. This is an approach that pre-dated the use of SQL statements such as CREATE DATABASE or CREATE TABLE. Environment files that are compiled with OACOMP are still supported for backward compatability. Click [[admin:grid:creation:oacomp|here]] for instructions for Omnidex Version 5.1 and later.// | ||
| Omnidex Grids are straightforward to administer. Each grid node is a separate Omnidex environment, with an environment file, indexes and data. For convenience, there are methods to share a single Omnidex environment file across multiple nodes. There are also methods to share data files across multiple nodes. | Omnidex Grids are straightforward to administer. Each grid node is a separate Omnidex environment, with an environment file, indexes and data. For convenience, there are methods to share a single Omnidex environment file across multiple nodes. There are also methods to share data files across multiple nodes. | ||
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| ==== 1. Create an environment pointing to the original database ==== | ==== 1. Create an environment pointing to the original database ==== | ||
| - | This environment is a standard environment that accesses the underlying database. It will be accessed when partitioning the data. | + | Omnidex Grids needs an environment that points to the original database so that the data can be partitioned. This environment is a standard environment that accesses the underlying database. |
| ==== 2. Partition the database ==== | ==== 2. Partition the database ==== | ||
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| Omnidex network services must be started on every machine that contains grid nodes. No special options are required. | Omnidex network services must be started on every machine that contains grid nodes. No special options are required. | ||
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| + | See how to [[admin:network:overview | configure and start the Omnidex Network Services (OdxNet)]]. | ||