Cloudera Search provides interactive search and scalable indexing. Before you begin the process of installing Cloudera Search:

• Decide whether to install Cloudera Search using Cloudera Manager or using package management tools.
• Decide on which machines to install Cloudera Search and with which other services to collocate Search.
• Consider the sorts of tasks, workloads, and types of data you will be searching. This information may help guide your deployment process.