Re: Search Functiopn stopped working

Do you mean the "Content index is stuck with no (or few) documents" one

I've tried to do a Hard Reset on the Index but I cant find a DATA folder
after C:\Program Files\SharePoint Portal Server. The two folders I have are
BIN and LOGS.

Where should I be looking for the INDEX? I thought it would al be in SQL
Server?

The version of SPPS I have is: 11.0.8126.0

Thanks...

"Ishai Sagi" wrote:

See my blog for directions of how to manualy delete sps indexes.
www.spstips.blogspot.com

Mike Dower wrote:
The problem I have with trying to do anything with/to the content indexes is
that when I click the "Configure Search and Indexing" link from my Site
Settings page the link times out every time so I cant get into this page.

Is there a way of manually deleting the Indexes? Perhaps directly from SQL
Server?


"adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:

Mike:

It depends on how you setup your search. With advanced search administration
mode you can delete and reset indexes. If not, you might be able to go to
your topology page, uncheck the index server option, and delete and rebuild
the indexes that way.

Ill ask around here to see if anyone else has any other solutions as well.

Adam Buenz
http://www.sharepointsecurity.com

"Mike Dower" wrote:

Hi Adam - thanks for your reply. Could you just tell me how I remove the
Index server or detach the Job process please - not sure how to do either ot
those things.

Thanks

"adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:

Sounds like the index got corrupted. Usually by removing the index server for
a brief period of time, or detaching that job process will allow you to
delete all the content indexes and enabling it again allow you to recreate
them.

Adam Buenz
http://www.sharepointsecurity.com

"Mike Dower" wrote:

Hi, the Serach function on our Portal Site has stopped working (doesn't
return any results) and I'm getting the following error messgae repeated in
my App Event log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft SharePointPS Search Service
Event Category: Gatherer
Event ID: 3090
Date: 11/11/2005
Time: 10:27:05
User: N/A
Computer:orgportal
Description:
The gatherer files from the previous checkpoint cannot be restored, and this
action cannot be completed. The gatherer will attempt to restore the files
again. If the problem persists, restart the service, free system resources or
verify that your hardware is working properly.

Context: http://orgportal/ Application, Non_Portal_Content Catalog

Details:
The content index is not loaded. Stop and restart the search service. If
the problem persists, review other errors in the event log. If necessary,
delete and recreate the content index. (0x80041117)

I cant seem to find any info on what this error means or how to fix it. Also
I've tried clicking on "Configure Search and Indexing" on our servers Site
Settings page but this just times out.

I've tried restarting the server and applying the latest SP for SPPS and
WSPS - nothing has worked.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

Mike Dower
Sys Admin - Ministry of Sound



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