Use Federations to access data from multiple distributed DataFinder instances with one search query. A Federation is a group
of DataFinder instances that combine their results when responding to a query.
-
In
Data Indexing, click
Federation Instances.
-
Click
.
-
Enter a name for the Federation instance. Clients use the name to connect to the Federation instance.
-
Enable
Export member connection automatically and click
Finish.
-
Save the Federation instance connection file.

Note
To add a DataFinder instance to an existing Federation instance, select the Federation instance and select
to create a connection file with the file extension
*.fed.
-
Switch to the Dashboard and click DataFinder
Instances.
-
Select the DataFinder instance you want to add to the Federation instance and select
.
-
Enable
Join a Federation and click
Add.
-
Select the Federation connection file, click
Open and then
OK.
-
Click
Apply in the highlighted area to accept the settings.
You can find the recently added Federation instance in the Federation instance overview.
-
Optional:
Repeat steps 4 through 7 to add more DataFinder instances to the Federation.
For a list of Federation instance members, switch to the Dashboard, click Federation
Instances, select the instance, and click . For a list of all connected Federation instances, go to in a DataFinder instance.

Note
It may take a while for the Federation
instance to recognize the added DataFinder instance as a member. Open the member
information of the Federation instance and click to accelerate this process.