SharePoint Server 2010 Default Indexing Connectors
In SharePoint Server 2010, Search can utilize the default connectors, which were called “protocol handlers” in previous versions, to connect to different content repositories. The purpose of these connectors is to allow you to crawl content in external repositories. You can install additional connectors from other third-party vendors or create your own using SharePoint Designer 2010 and Visual Studio 2010. Please note that SharePoint includes connectors for Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange.
Here is the list of the default connectors.
| Connector | Connects to this Type of Content Repository |
| bcs | Business Connectivity Services (internal protocol) |
| bcs2 | Business Connectivity Services URLs (internal protocol) |
| file | File shares |
| https | Web sites |
| http | Web sites over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) |
| notes | Lotus Notes databases |
| rb | Exchange public folders for versions prior to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| rbs | Exchange public folders over SSL for versions prior to Exchange Server 2003 |
| sps | People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 |
| sps3 | People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 |
| sps3s | People profiles in Office SharePoint Server 2007 over SSL |
| spss | People profiles in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 over SSL |
| sts | SharePoint Team Services 1.0 sites (internal protocol) |
| sts2 | Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 sites |
| sts2s | Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 sites over SSL |
| sts3 | Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites |
| sts3s | Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites over SSL |
| sts4 | Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 sites |
| sts4s | SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 sites over SSL |
You may also find the following references useful.
- Configure and use the Exchange connector (SharePoint Server 2010)
- Configure and use the Lotus Notes connector (SharePoint Server 2010)
- Configure and use the Documentum connector (SharePoint Server 2010)
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