Searching External Drive on Server

We recently added a 1 Tb external hard drive to our server and when we try to search for files on it, it only shows us folders, never an individual file. And it only shows the folder, not what's inside it.
I've added it the the privacy window in Spotlight and left it for anywhere from 1 minute to 24 hours before removing it and it still won't find files.
Any suggestions??

In the GetInfo window, click the disclosure triangle of "Sharing and Permissions". This will open up that part showing the Owner, Group, and everyone permissions., and also show the little gear in the center of the bottom margin. Click on the little gear and you get a submenu that includes propagate permissions.
Using Server Admin, connect to your Server and log in with a Server Admin account. Click the File Sharing Icon, and select the drive you want to look at. The default display shows permissions in the bottom pane, and makes clearer what is the Posix default file permissions ("inherited" file permissions) and what is the "add-on" Access Control List (ACL) permissions. Double click on the drive or folder to navigate more deeply, and use the buttons to set permissions. Help is available.

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