Add data source for Edge RAG Preview, enabled by Azure Arc

Add and configure a data source for your Edge RAG chat solution by using the developer portal. Follow the step-by-step instructions to set up data ingestion, and define indexing parameters.

Prerequisites

Before you begin:

• Review Configuring the chat solution for Edge RAG to plan for data ingestion and choose the right prompt and model parameters.
• Review supported data sources.
• To access to the developer portal, you must have both the "EdgeRAGDeveloper" and "EdgeRAGEndUser" roles in Microsoft Entra.

Set up data ingestion

To get started, create a data source by using the local developer portal.

1. Go to the developer portal using the ___domain name provided at deployment and app registration. For example: https://arcrag.contoso.com.

2. Sign in with developer credentials that have both "EdgeRAGDeveloper" and "EdgeRAGEndUser" roles assigned. If you have the right access configured, you're automatically redirected to the developer portal.

3. Select Get Started.

4. Go to the Data tab.

5. Select Add a data source.

6. On the Source data tab, provide the following information:

   Field	Value
   Name	Name for the data ingestion
   Data source (read only)	Network share
   Network File Share	Path to your network file server (NFS) share
   User ID	NFS user ID
   Group ID	NFS group ID

7. Select Next.

8. On the Vector index tab, provide the following information:

   Field	Value
   Schedule updates	Frequency at which your data is synced for updates
   Chunk size	Select the appropriate chunk size
   Chunk overlap	Select the appropriate chunk overlap

   

9. Select Next.

10. On the Review and finish tab, review your configurations.

11. When you're satisfied, select Create.

Related content

• Configuring the chat solution for Edge RAG