In Fusion 4.x, connectors are installed by uploading them to the blob store. You can use any of these methods to install a connector:
By installing connectors as "bootstrap plugins", that is, by putting them in the bootstrap-plugins directory during initial installation or an upgrade
By using the Fusion UI after installation or an upgrade
By using the Blob Store API after installation or an upgrade.
During upgrades, the migrator handles some aspects of installing connectors. Depending on the target version and the presence or absence of an Internet connection, there might be manual steps. Installing connectors during upgrades is explained where needed in the upgrade procedures.
Fusion can install connectors as "bootstrap plugins." All this means is that you put the connector zip files in a specific directory named bootstrap-plugins, and Fusion installs the connectors the first time it starts during initial installation or an upgrade.
Do not expand the archive; Fusion consumes it as-is. Also, do not start Fusion until instructed to do so by the installation or upgrade instructions.
Under the version-numbered Fusion directory, place the connector in the directory apps/connectors/bootstrap-plugins/ (on Unix) or \apps\connectors\bootstrap-plugins\ (on Windows).
Start Fusion when instructed to do so in the installation or upgrade procedure.
Do not expand the archive; Fusion consumes it as-is.
Upload the connector zip file to Fusion’s blob store.
Specify an arbitrary blob ID, and a resourceType value of plugin:connector, as in this example:
curl -H 'content-type:application/zip' -X PUT 'localhost:8764/api/blobs/myplugin?resourceType=plugin:connector' --data-binary @myplugin.zip
Fusion automatically publishes the event to the cluster, and the listeners perform the connector installation process on each node.
If the blob ID is identical to an existing one, the old connector will be uninstalled and the new connector will installed in its place. To get the list of existing blob IDs, run: curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD localhost:8764/api/blobs
Look in https://FUSION_HOST:FUSION_PORT/apps/connectors/plugins/ to verify the new connector is installed.
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.
In your Fusion app, navigate to Indexing > Datasources.
Click Add.
Select your connector.
The connector configuration panel appears. The specific configuration options vary depending on the connector.
If you do not see your connector in the list, you may need to install it.
Configure your connector’s options:
Enter a useful name for your datasource in the Datasource ID field.
You can leave the Pipeline ID and Parser fields as-is to start with the defaults, or select different ones if you have them.
Navigate to the Index Workbench at Indexing > Index Workbench.
Click Load….
Select the datasource ID you specified when you created the datasource.
Now you can see your datasource configuration and a simulation of the results you can expect when you run this datasource job to index your data.
Adjust the configurations of your datasource, parsers, and index pipeline until the simulated results are satisfactory.
Click Save.
Index your data:
In the Index Workbench, click Start Job.
When the job status is Finished, navigate to the Query Workbench at Querying > Query Workbench to view the indexed documents and configure your query pipeline.
The Connectors SDK is not available prior to Fusion 4.2.
