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Procedure
  1. Install TREX on the host that you want to add.
  2. If you are using centralized data storage:Mount the central TREX data directory (UNIX) ordefine it as a network drive (Windows).
  3. Start TREX on the new host.
  4. Start the TREX admin tool on a host that is already configured in the distributed system.
  5. Go to the Landscape Configuration window.
  6. Use Add Host to add the new host.
  7. Select Assign Existing Indexes/Queues to New Slave/Backup Servers. Otherwise the new slave host does not receive existing indexes.
  8. Configure the new host in the Hosts table as follows:
    1. In the Slave Index Server for… column, specify the master host to which the host belongs.
    2. If you are using centralized data storage: In the column Base Path enter the central TREX data directory on the file server.
  9. Check the configuration. If the check does not find any errors, activate the configuration using Deploy.