Configure the advanced search capabilities for the files stored in SystemLink Enterprise.

As of the 2025-07 release, this feature is available for early access.

Before you begin, deploy an Elasticsearch instance and ensure that the instance is accessible.
  1. Enable the Flink operator in the SystemLink Admin Chart.
    1. Open the systemlink-admin.yaml file.
    2. Set the flinkoperator.enabled value to True.
  2. Configure FileIngestion CDC to conduct metadata searches through Elasticsearch.
    1. Open the systemlink.yaml file.
    2. Enable FileIngestion CDC by setting the fileingestioncdc.enabled value to True.
  3. Configure the connection to Elasticsearch from FileIngestion CDC.
    1. Set the fileingestioncdc.elasticsearch.host value to the Elasticsearch host or to the FQDN of the Elasticsearch headless service.
    2. Set the fileingestioncdc.elasticsearch.scheme value to the scheme of the deployment. This value is typically https.
    3. Set the fileingestioncdc.elasticsearch.port value to the port of the deployment.
    4. Optional: Set the fileingestioncdc.elasticsearch.existingSecretName value to the name of the secret containing the Elasticsearch password.
    5. Enable the FileIngestion search functionality with the following toggle by setting the fileingestion.featureToggle.searchFiles value to True.
  4. Configure the connection to Elasticsearch from FileIngestion.
    1. Set the fileingestion.elasticsearch.host value to the Elasticsearch host or to the FQDN of the Elasticsearch headless service.
    2. Set the fileingestion.elasticsearch.scheme value to the scheme of the deployment. This value is typically https.
    3. Set the fileingestion.elasticsearch.port value to the port of the deployment.
    4. Optional: Set the fileingestion.elasticsearch.existingSecretName value to the name of the secret containing the Elasticsearch password.