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‎articles/search/search-file-storage-integration.md

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## Configure and run the file indexer
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Indexer configuration specifies the inputs, parameters, and properties controlling run time behaviors. Under "configuration", you can specify which files are indexed by file type or by properties on the files themselves.
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Once the index and data source have been created, you're ready to create the indexer. Indexer configuration specifies the inputs, parameters, and properties controlling run time behaviors.
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1. [Create or update an indexer](/rest/api/searchservice/create-indexer) to use the predefined data source and search index.
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1. [Create or update an indexer](/rest/api/searchservice/create-indexer) by giving it a name and referencing the data source and target index:
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1. See [Create an indexer](search-howto-create-indexers.md) for more information about other properties.
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An indexer runs automatically when it's created. You can prevent this by setting "disabled" to true. To control indexer execution, [run an indexer on demand](search-howto-run-reset-indexers.md) or [put it on a schedule](search-howto-schedule-indexers.md).
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## Check indexer status
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To monitor the indexer status and execution history, send a [Get Indexer Status](/rest/api/searchservice/get-indexer-status) request:

‎articles/search/search-howto-connecting-azure-sql-database-to-azure-search-using-indexers.md

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## Configure and run the Azure SQL indexer
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Once the index and data source have been created, you're ready to create the indexer. Indexer configuration specifies the inputs, parameters, and properties controlling run time behaviors.
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1. [Create or update an indexer](/rest/api/searchservice/create-indexer) by giving it a name and referencing the data source and target index:
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1. Add fields for standard metadata properties. The indexer can read custom metadata properties, [standard metadata](#indexing-blob-metadata) properties, and [content-specific metadata](search-blob-metadata-properties.md) properties.
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## Configure the ADLS Gen2 indexer
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## Configure and run the ADLS Gen2 indexer
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1. See [Create an indexer](search-howto-create-indexers.md) for more information about other properties. For the full list of parameter descriptions, see [Blob configuration parameters](/rest/api/searchservice/create-indexer#blob-configuration-parameters) in the REST API.
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An indexer runs automatically when it's created. You can prevent this by setting "disabled" to true. To control indexer execution, [run an indexer on demand](search-howto-run-reset-indexers.md) or [put it on a schedule](search-howto-schedule-indexers.md).
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An indexer runs automatically when it's created. You can prevent this by setting "disabled" to true. To control indexer execution, [run an indexer on demand](search-howto-run-reset-indexers.md) or [put it on a schedule](search-howto-schedule-indexers.md).
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An indexer runs automatically when it's created. You can prevent this by setting "disabled" to true. To control indexer execution, [run an indexer on demand](search-howto-run-reset-indexers.md) or [put it on a schedule](search-howto-schedule-indexers.md).
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