SQL Server ODBC - 32bit/64bit issue

When using SQL Server 2005 on 64 bit Edition Windows 2005 Server, use 32bit ODBC Administrator (available under C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe) to configure ODBC Database Sources as the PS client requires 32 bit database connectivity.

REN server 403 Error

When configuring REN server, if you get an error 403... check these
http://psadmin.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/steps-to-check-ren-server-failure/

Portal Search Index: Separate Application & Process Scheduler Server

In case you have separate servers (physical machines) for App and Process Scheduler, you would need to configure your App Servers and Process Schedulers to point to same folder where the Portal Search Index entries would be stored. In other words, your App and Process scheduler need an entry like this:

Process Scheduler
[Search Indexes]
;=========================================================================
; Search index settings
;=========================================================================
; Search indexes can be given alternate locations if there is an entry here.
; Entries look like: IndexName=fs location (ie EMPLOYEE=c:\temp)
EMPLOYEE=E:\psft\VeritySearch\HCMPRD90

Application Scheduler:
[Search Indexes]
;=========================================================================
; Text-Search index settings
;=========================================================================
; Search indexes can be given alternate locations if there is an entry here.
; Entries look like: IndexName=fs location (ie EMPLOYEE=c:\temp)
EMPLOYEE=\\servername\sharename\HCMPRD90
;