This post describes how to configure the SharePoint Server 2013 Search Service
Application using PowerShell.
In this example, there is one Database Server (SERVER01), one Web Server (SERVER03), and one Application Server (SERVER04).
Solution
This solution is for a small farm environment that has one Database Server, one Web Server, and one Application Server. The steps below will result in a complete Search Topology.
The steps provided do not represent an automated script that you would copy and paste into a window and run all at once. Instead, the steps are intended to be run manually, one at a time, in the PowerShell window. The post is written this way on purpose and provides a way to step through each cmdlet one at a time.
If you have a different server topology or if you would prefer a fully automated script to provision the Search Service Application, then I recommend that you look at the References section and possibly utilize one of the more sophisticated examples that exist in the community knowledge base.
Before Starting...
Ensure that the Service Account to be used for the Service Application Pool exists and has been registered in Central Administration as a Managed Account
Ensure that the Host Controller Service in Central Administration is registered under a Service Account that has adequate permissions to activate the Search Topology (e.g. Farm Account)
1. Prepare the PowerShell Session
Open the PowerShell window as Administrator.
Clear-Host
Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted
Respond Y to confirm
Get-PSSnapin -name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -EA SilentlyContinue
2. Determine Naming Convention and Set Initial Variables
Set the Variables
$Svr01 = "SERVER01"
$Svr03 = "SERVER03"
$Svr04 = "SERVER04"
$SvcAppPl03 = "SvcApp_SPServiceApplicationPool_03"
$SvcAppSrch = "SvcApp_SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication_01"
$SvcAppSrchPrxy = "SvcApp_SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication_01_Proxy_01"
$SvcAppDBSvr = "SERVER01"
$SvcAppDB = "SvcApp_SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication_01_DB_01"
$SvcAppSrchAdmnCmp = $SvcAppSrch | Get-SPEnterpriseSearchAdministrationComponent
$ESSI03 = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Identity "SERVER03"
$ESSI04 = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Identity "SERVER04"
$QSSN03 = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchQueryAndSiteSettingsServiceInstance -Identity "SERVERN03"
$QSSN04 = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchQueryAndSiteSettingsServiceInstance -Identity "SERVERN04"
$IndexLocP = "I:\IndexPrimary"
$IndexLocR = "I:\IndexReplica"
3. Start the Search Service Instances
Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Identity $Svr03
Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Identity $Svr04
4. Start the Query and Site Settings Service Instances
Start-SPEnterpriseSearchQueryAndSiteSettingsServiceInstance -identity $QSSN03
Start-SPEnterpriseSearchQueryAndSiteSettingsServiceInstance -identity $QSSN04
5. Create the Search Service Application
New-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication -Name $SvcAppSrch -ApplicationPool $SvcAppPl03 -AdminApplicationPool $SvcAppPl03 -DatabaseName $SvcAppDB -DatabaseServer $SvcAppDBSvr
6. Set the Search Admin Component
Set-SPEnterpriseSearchAdministrationComponent -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04
7. Create and Configure Search Topology 02
$SrchTop01 = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchTopology -SearchApplication $SvcAppSrch
$SrchTop02 = New-SPEnterpriseSearchTopology -SearchApplication $SvcAppSrch -Clone -SearchTopology $SrchTop01
8. Create the Search Admin Component
New-SPEnterpriseSearchAdminComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04
9. Create Search Content Processing Components
New-SPEnterpriseSearchContentProcessingComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04
New-SPEnterpriseSearchContentProcessingComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr03
10. Create Analytics Processing Components
New-SPEnterpriseSearchAnalyticsProcessingComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04
New-SPEnterpriseSearchAnalyticsProcessingComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr03
11. Create Search Crawl Components
New-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04
New-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr03
12. Create Search Query Processing Components
New-SPEnterpriseSearchQueryProcessingComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04
New-SPEnterpriseSearchQueryProcessingComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr03
13. Create and Assign Index Partitions
New-SPEnterpriseSearchIndexComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04 -RootDirectory $IndexLocP -IndexPartition 0
New-SPEnterpriseSearchIndexComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr03 -RootDirectory $IndexLocR -IndexPartition 0
New-SPEnterpriseSearchIndexComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr03 -RootDirectory $IndexLocP -IndexPartition 1
New-SPEnterpriseSearchIndexComponent –SearchTopology $SrchTop02 -SearchServiceInstance $Svr04 -RootDirectory $IndexLocR -IndexPartition 1
14. Activate Search Topology 02
Set-SPEnterpriseSearchTopology -Identity $SrchTop02
15. Remove Search Topology 01
$SrchTop01 = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchTopology -SearchApplication $SvcAppSrch | where {($_.State) -eq "Inactive"}
Remove-SPEnterpriseSearchTopology -Identity $SrchTop01 -Confirm:$false
16. Create Search Service Application Proxy
$SvcAppSrchPrxy = New-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplicationProxy -Name "SvcApp_SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication_01_Proxy_01" -SearchApplication $SvcAppSrch
Key Words
Search Service, Search Service Application, Search Topology.
References
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