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Migrating to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax
Use Acquia Search powered by SearchStax to provide quick and relevant search results.
This page contains the steps to get started with Acquia Search powered by SearchStax using your existing Drupal search configurations and index data.
The following steps require changes to your Drupal configuration and the modules installed on your Drupal applications. Therefore you must deploy to all environments, including production, to complete the migration from Acquia Search to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax.
Use the following checklist to migrate to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax:
S.No. | Task | Description |
1 | Prepare for the migration to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax | Complete the steps to prepare for the migration to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax. |
2 | Install the SearchStax module |
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3 | Migrate the server from Drupal to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax | Transfer the relevant configuration and data to migrate the server. |
4 | Migrate the index from Drupal to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax | Create a copy of the index to migrate it. |
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| Migrate the views from Drupal to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax |
| Switch views to the migrated index. |
6 | Enable the SearchStax module and route searches through it | Configure the SearchStax Studio module to redirect searches on your Drupal application to Site Search. |
7 | Validate the search page | Test the functionality and verify that your search page uses the Site Search app. |
8 | Execute rollback if required | To perform a rollback, if required, import the backup configuration. |
9 | Commit and deploy the changes | Commit the updates, perform testing with CI/CD workflows, and deploy the changes to production. |
10 | Uninstall the migration module | Migrate your existing Drupal index to SearchStax and then uninstall the migration module. |
11 | Remove the legacy Search module and configuration | Uninstall the Search module, remove configurations, and commit and deploy changes. |
Migrate existing Drupal indexes and views to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax manually. For more information, visit Moving Drupal Indexes and Views to Site Search Manually.
Acquia recommends that you use the manual migration guide only in the following scenarios:
If this content did not answer your questions, try searching or contacting our support team for further assistance.
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| Migrate the views from Drupal to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax |
| Switch views to the migrated index. |
6 | Enable the SearchStax module and route searches through it | Configure the SearchStax Studio module to redirect searches on your Drupal application to Site Search. |
7 | Validate the search page | Test the functionality and verify that your search page uses the Site Search app. |
8 | Execute rollback if required | To perform a rollback, if required, import the backup configuration. |
9 | Commit and deploy the changes | Commit the updates, perform testing with CI/CD workflows, and deploy the changes to production. |
10 | Uninstall the migration module | Migrate your existing Drupal index to SearchStax and then uninstall the migration module. |
11 | Remove the legacy Search module and configuration | Uninstall the Search module, remove configurations, and commit and deploy changes. |
Migrate existing Drupal indexes and views to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax manually. For more information, visit Moving Drupal Indexes and Views to Site Search Manually.
Acquia recommends that you use the manual migration guide only in the following scenarios:
If this content did not answer your questions, try searching or contacting our support team for further assistance.
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