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How To Manage and Troubleshoot Search Agnes Molnar Senior Search Solution Consultant, SharePoint Server MVP

ESPC13 - How to Manage and Troubleshoot Search

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How To Manage and Troubleshoot Search

Agnes MolnarSenior Search Solution Consultant,

SharePoint Server MVP

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Introduction• Senior Search Solutions Consultant• SharePoint Server MVP

• Speaker, Blogger, Community LeadBlog: http://aghy.hu

Email: [email protected]: @molnaragnes

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There are major changes in Search!

3

Search is used pervasively throughout the platform

Combination of FAST and SharePoint Search

Result Sources

Used pervasively throughout the platform

High Scalability

Continuous Crawling

Content by Search WCM

CSOMResult Blocks

Query Suggestions Query Rules

Search Refinements

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Search Administration Challenges• Heterogeneous Data Models

– Every system is different– Mapping to common metadata is essential for findability

• Heterogeneous Security• Bandwidth and Performance

– LOTS of content– Cross-site bandwidth can be expensive/limited– Source Systems can be the limiting factor

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Search Troubleshooting Challenges– Complex architecture– Complex configuration– Query and crawl reporting– Scenarios

• Search service is unavailable• “Hung” crawl

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Debugging and Troubleshooting Crawl Processes

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Debugging and Troubleshooting Crawl Processes

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Debugging and Troubleshooting Crawl Processes

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FAST Search for SharePoint 2010• “The search request was unable to connect to the

Search Service.”

Nctrl statusNctrl start

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Query Debugging – Incorrect Metadata

• “Property doesn't exist or is used in a manner inconsistent with schema settings.”

• “The search request was unable to execute on FAST Search Server.”

Fetched Properties!!

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Query Results “Debug Mode”<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"><xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/><xsl:template match="/">

<xmp><xsl:copy-of select="*"/>

</xmp></xsl:template></xsl:stylesheet>

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SP2013 Query Debugging – Developer Dashboard

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Want to Know More About SharePoint 2013 Search?

The Essential Guide to Enterprise Search in SharePoint 2013Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most Out of Search and Search-based Applications

Download from www.SharePointSearch2013.com

User Experience

Working with Queries and Results

Working with

Content

Architecture,

Deployment &

Operations

Applications &

Development

This book contains 20 chapters, and more than 100 pages packed full of valuable insights. Also includes helpful call outs and screenshots.

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questions?

[email protected]

@molnaragnes

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thank you.

SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS ZAGREB, 11/28/2012