# Guide-for-index-external-websites-into-Aviator-with-IDOL-web-connector_686073963
Created by on Jan 21, 2025 EST

## 1 - Enable Virtual Agent with Aviator mode(SMAX)

### Prerequisite

- Deploy ITOM Aviator capability for the SMAX tenant.

![](attachments/686073963/686073943.png)

You can deploy the ITOM Aviator manually following the [Aviator Deploy ITOM Aviator on AWS | OpenText Documentation (microfocus.com)](https://staging.docs.microfocus.com/itom/ITOM_Aviator:Main/AISOnAWSAviator),

Or use the “ [Provision add-on capabilities to an existing tenant](https://rndwiki.houston.softwaregrp.net/confluence/display/ICS/ESM+Tenant+Provisioning+Automation) ” service offering from X4X.

### Settings

- Enable Aviator Mode in Virtual Agent Settings

![](attachments/686073963/686073945.png)

- Enable smart virtual agent in Application Settings

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## 2 – Install a OPB Agent (External Server)

### OPB installation

- Please follow the [instructions](https://docs.microfocus.com/doc/SMAX/2021.02/OnPremiseBridge) for more information

### Endpoint Settings

- Create a new folder on the OPB Agent Server, for example, “C:\\External\_Doc”
- Create a new OPB endpoint for the SMAX tenant ![](attachments/686073963/686073950.png)

## 4 - Download & Install IDOL web connector and CFS(External server)

### Download Link

- [Windows](https://opentextcorporation.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/MFI-OMEGA/EYPHDjM26CpPo7dBgdnNyqcBLcFhidMLTPAuMOrvNWulnA?e=T4nNMM)
- [Linux](https://opentextcorporation.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/MFI-OMEGA/EQ4d4kho3RJMlySWs7HWRXsBxrBBukU7i6vssMgbmqjtaw?e=RuS7iD)

### Install IDOL web connector and CFS

- Follow the default options to install the web connector and CFS. Skip to perform advanced connector configuration.![](attachments/686073963/686073952.png)

## 5 - Download Lua Script package and deploy(External server)

### Download lua script: Link

### Copy below scripts into web connector installation folder

- > insertSourceField.lua

### Copy below scripts into CFS installation folder

- > addDoc.lua
- > deleteDoc.lua
- > util.lua

## 6 - Configure IDOL web connector and CFS

### Configure license

- Download OEM [Link](https://opentextcorporation.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/MFI-OMEGA/ERxTpA3HxlhIoHZSIlUFNHIBGAI2NQwdX_Oo0oxYUL_yiQ?e=cb0YzE)
- Copy 2 files into both web connector and CFS installation folders.

### Configure web connector and CFS

- Download configuration example file [ESM Help](https://opentextcorporation.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/MFI-OMEGA/ER6_eD_P92RJk7yqPwGWVZMBhlSwIkIADvKb7IhPRdGsTA?e=gOdwBc)
- Edit webconnector.cfg (**you can modified Line 52, 54 and 95 to define the index content**)
- - > **Line 52**: SitemapUrl= [https://docs.microfocus.com/sitemap.xml](https://docs.microfocus.com/sitemap.xml) **(SitemapUrl is the main entry point for spiders to start working)**
		- > **Line 54**: SpiderUrlMustHaveRegex=.\* [docs.microfocus.com/doc/ESM/SaaS/.\*](http://docs.microfocus.com/doc/ESM/SaaS/.*) **(This option restricts content to a specific path )**
		- > **Line 95**: ClipPageUsingCssSelect=app-content.contentcomponent ***(This option restricts content to be contained within an app-content element with the contentcomponent class name)***
		- > **Line 117**: ProxyHost=
		- > **Line 118**: ProxyPort=
		- > **Line 128**: KMSourceIdentityName=ESMDOC
- Edit OpenText-CFS.cfg
	- > **Line 70**: //Post0=IdxWriter:./hrdoc.idx
		- > **Line 71**: Post0=Lua:C:\\OpenText\\webconnector-24.1.0\\cfs\\addDoc.lua

### Steps to apply configuration file

- Copy content webconnector.cfg to webconnector.cfg(Web connector installation folder)
- Copy config.ini(CFS installation folder)
- Copy content of OpenText-CFS.cfg to OpenText-CFS.cfg(CFS installation folder)

### Startup CFS and Web connector from the service

- ![](attachments/686073963/686073956.png)
- ![](attachments/686073963/686073957.png)

### Validate it works

- Check web connector synchronize.log(Web connector is working)
- Check the folder configured in config.ini(CFS is working)

## 7 - Configure OPB Agent and trigger index job(SMAX/External server)

### Trigger index job SMAX Agent portal

- Manually

https://<SMAX External Access Host>/rest/ess/tests/syncNow (**Open this link on the same browser on which already logged in SMAX**)

- Automatically every 30 minutes

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