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The Google Search Appliance was a rack-mounted device that provided document indexing functionality. The operating system is based on CentOS. The software is produced by Google and the hardware is manufactured by Dell and the final 2009 version was based on Dell's PowerEdge R710. Google announced the phase out of the appliance in early 2016 and a complete discontinuation by 2019.
The device is supplied in two models: a 2U model (GB-7007) capable of indexing up to 10 million documents, and a 5U (2U plus 3U storage) model (GB-9009) that is capable of indexing up to 30 million documents. Sales are operated on a licensing scheme which starts as a two-year contract for maintenance, support and software updates.
Video Google Search Appliance
Features
The Google Search Appliance contains Google search technologies and a means of configuring and customizing the appliance. The appliance used to come with a T-shirt, but no longer includes one.
Maps Google Search Appliance
Versions
The Google Search Appliance was first introduced in 2002.
Software version 6.0 was released in June, 2009. This software runs on some hardware versions of the GB-1001 model (all units with an "S5" prefix in their "Appliance ID"), and all GB-7007 and GB-9009 models.
Google released version 7.0 on October 9, 2012. Google released version 7.2 on February 11, 2014.
Models
The Google Search Appliance can be purchased in two separate versions based on the number of documents being indexed. Model G100, a 2U appliance, can index up to 20,000,000 documents. The G500 5U appliance can index up to 100,000,000 documents.
Discontinued versions
Older appliances
Google used to sell a 2U appliance (GB-1001) capable of indexing up to 5,000,000 documents, a half-rack cluster (GB-5005) of five 2U nodes capable of indexing up to 10,000,000 documents, and a full-rack cluster (GB-8008) of eight and later twelve nodes capable of indexing up to 30,000,000 documents. Some models were based on Dell PowerEdge 2950 2U rackmount servers.
Google Mini
The Google Mini was a smaller and lower-cost solution for small and medium-sized businesses to set up a search engine that allowed them to index and search up to 300,000 documents. The Google Mini was discontinued beginning July 31, 2012.
Google Search Appliance virtual edition for developers
For a brief period in 2008 Google offered a virtual version of the Google Search Appliance aimed at developers. The virtual edition could be downloaded free of charge and index up to 50,000 documents. It was soon discontinued for unknown reasons.
Product availability
Google Announced in February 2016 One-year license renewals for existing systems through 2017, to end in 2018 and support ending in 2019.
Retirement and shutdown
Early in 2016, Google sent a confidential letter to its business partners and customers, stating that the GSA will not be available past 2018. It begins with the discontinuation of three-year contracts in 2016; in 2017 there will be only one-year renewal contracts and no hardware sales, followed by a complete shutdown in 2018. Customers are expected to migrate to a cloud-based solution, raising privacy and regulatory issues.
References
External links
- Review at SearchTools Analysis
- InfoWorld Review of Google Search Appliance, ISYS:web 8
- Example of an online Google Appliance - At MIT
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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