application or a custom application to search for data within a specific business entity. Previously, you configured Solr for search operations, which is now deprecated. Informatica recommends that you configure Elasticsearch for search operations.
The performance of searches with Elasticsearch is better than the searches with Solr. Also, to use security filters during search, you must configure Elasticsearch for search.
If your existing MDM environment is configured with Elasticsearch version 6.2.3, Informatica recommends that you upgrade to Elasticsearch version 6.8.6. For more information about upgrading to Elasticsearch version 6.8.6, see the
Upgrading to Elasticsearch Version 6.8.6 (Optional) topic.
To upgrade the search configuration to use Elasticsearch, perform the following tasks: