Documentum xPlore- next generation search technology

New EMC Documentum xPlore to Replace FAST Instream Search

xPlore Architecure

xPlore and the Legacy FAST Instream can be compared in terms of  their architecture. Some points of comparison include:

• xPlore's architecture is more elegant  and simple than FASTs : xPlore has fewer processes and a single unified XML  database. Complexity and large process footprint can lead to resource bloat and  reliability problems.

• xPlore Leverages best-of-breed  technology: xPlore leverages best-of-breed technology for all of its  components (xDB XML database, Lucene for base full text indexing, and industry  leading linguistic analysis and content extraction technology).

• xPlore uses Standard Query languages  instead of proprietary ones: xPlore uses xQuery instead of the proprietary  FAST query language (FQL).

 

Item Documentum xPlore
Legacy FAST Instream embedded into Documentum

Number of processes per node/instance	3:xPlore Server Content Processing Server (CPS), and Watchdog Process	12+, including: Content distributors, Document processors, index dispatchers, indexing processes, basic search processes, and query/result servers/
Platforms	xPlore runs on Linux and Windows but can be deployed for all Documentum platforms (AIX, HP/UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows)	Supports all Documentum platforms (but later versions of OS are not supported)
Internal Data Architecture	xPlore is based solely on EMC's xDB (XML database) and leverages Lucene as an underlying index	Proprietary and a mixture of different technologies
Indexing technology	Lucene	Proprietary
Linguistic Analysis Technology	Base technology supports 80+ languages	Base technology supports 80+ languages
Content Extraction Technology	Base technology supports 150 formats and 800+ versions	Base technology supports 150 formats and 800+ versions
Native Query Language	Standard XQuery with full text extensions	Proprietary FAST Query Language (FQL)

 

FAST: FTXML/FIXML , FTQL

xPlore: xDB(formerly known as xHive), standard xquery

 

TSG BLOG

http://blog.tsgrp.com/2010/05/21/documentum-search-services-the-real-deal/

 

http://contentperspective.se/?p=875

 

http://www.bluefishgroup.com/library/2010/emc-world-2010-more-information-on-documentum-search-services/

 

http://wordofpie.com/2010/10/04/documentum-xplore-the-new-fast-search/ [句子不错，通俗易懂]