Starting, Stopping, and Configuring the Microsoft Search Service

Microsoft Search is a service that performs the necessary management and search tasks for full-text indexes and their related catalogs. These indexes and catalogs are created automatically when you start and stop the search service. You can view the current state of Full-Text Search in SQL Server Management Studio by connecting to the server’s Database Engine. In Object Explorer, expand the server and Management nodes. If the service is running, you will see a green circle with a right-facing triangle in it (similar to a play button). If the service is stopped, you will see a red circle with a square in it (similar to a stop button).

Using SQL Server Configuration Manager, you can control the related service (msftesql) just as you do the SQL Server service. For details, see the section titled "Configuring SQL Server Services" in Chapter 3. You can manage the service by completing the following steps:

  1. Connect to the Database Engine on the server you want to manage. You can do this in Registered Servers view by double-clicking the server entry, or you can use Object Explorer view. In Object Explorer view, click Connect, and then select Database Engine to display the Connect To Server dialog box, which you can use to connect to the server.

  2. In Object Explorer view, expand the server and Management nodes so that you can see the support services options.

  3. Right-click the Full-Text Search node, and then choose Start, Stop or Restart as appropriate.

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