This script creates enterprise search service application in the SharePoint 2013 farm. Using this script to create search application, eliminates possibility of search databases having GUIDs appended in their names. This script has been thoroughly commented to explain its usage and working-how.
Assumptions:
1. Index partition will be created as locally on the server. So run this script on server, which will host search admin component. Index partition can be moved out later, once the application is created.
2. The service account for application pool, has been registered under managed accounts in SP farm.
3. Current logged-in user has required privilegese to create search service application.
1. Index partition will be created as locally on the server. So run this script on server, which will host search admin component. Index partition can be moved out later, once the application is created.
2. The service account for application pool, has been registered under managed accounts in SP farm.
3. Current logged-in user has required privilegese to create search service application.
Following variables needs to be updated in the script as per the SharePoint 2013 farm:
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$IndexLocation : This specifies the directory to store search index location. This directory should not contain any data as script will delete all data stored in this location.
$SearchAppPoolName : This specifies the application pool to be used by search service application. You can specify existing pool name or you can create a new one. Script will check first if the pool already exist. If not, it will proceed to create a new one.
$SearchAppPoolAccountName : This is required to specify the account context under which search service application pool runs. If you are using an existing pool, it is not required. Just specify the empty string ' if your app pool already exists.
$SearchServiceName : Specify the name for search service application
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$SearchServiceProxyName : Specify the name for search service application proxy service.
$DatabaseName : This specify the prefix for databases name. Please note that there will be 4 databases created starting with this prefix.
Please run this script in your Dev/QA environment first as part of best practices, for testing purposes and getting familiar with the script execution and other details.
Here, is the script code:
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