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The Myths and Perils in the Pursuit of Advanced Search Options
One question that I’ve heard a lot over the years working in the search space is: “How...
Author: Igor Veytskin - Microsoft PFE Date: 06/04/2013
Securing Content feeding to FAST ESP
Part of my job is to support some clients that still use FAST ESP and an interesting question came...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 05/30/2013
SharePoint 2013 Crawler Troubleshooting Concepts
SharePoint 2013 Crawler Troubleshooting Concepts Hello, in my years of IT and tech work I have come...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 05/30/2013
Alternate Access Mappings (AAMs) *Explained
Based on many of the support cases that I've seen, Alternate Access Mappings (AAM) may be one of...
Author: bspender Date: 05/27/2013
SP2010: Troubleshooting ServerID Mismatch (Deleting Components)
In a another post , I described a scenario where removing/re-joining a SharePoint Server that hosts...
Author: bspender Date: 05/19/2013
SharePoint 2013 Documentum Indexing Connector
One important but less well known feature of SharePoint 2013 Search is the ability to index content...
Author: Alex Smith (PFE) Date: 05/15/2013
A Short Introduction
My name is Alex Smith and this is my blog on TechNet. I am part of Microsoft's Global Business...
Author: Alex Smith (PFE) Date: 05/14/2013
SharePoint 2013 Monitor and Tune Content Feed
I have not seen too much in the way of guidance for monitoring and tuning content feeding for...
Author: Peter Dempsey Date: 04/15/2013
SharePoint 2013 Unable to change topology when Generation controller is not active
When making a change to the search topology, you need to have at least one index component in the...
Author: Peter Dempsey Date: 04/11/2013
Why SharePoint 2013 Cumulative Update takes 5 hours to install?
I recently went through the process of applying the latest SharePoint 2013 Cumulative Update on my...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 04/01/2013
SharePoint 2013 Non-Rectangular Search Topology
The SharePoint 2013 search topology is the next evolution of the Fast search engine from ESP and...
Author: Peter Dempsey Date: 04/01/2013
SharePoint 2013 Search Event Log Messages
While working on some diagnostic tools for SharePoint 2013, I came across this gem. All of the event...
Author: Peter Dempsey Date: 03/18/2013
SharePoint 2013 Search – Updating the Refinement Panel
This is my first of many SharePoint 2013 blogs and I’m starting with Search. I like the new...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 03/15/2013
SharePoint Search 2010: Crawl status returns 503 Server Unavailable
I ran into an interesting problem where accessing the 2010 Search Service Application administration...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 03/11/2013
How to properly change the Host Header URL of a web application in SharePoint 2010
I’m baaaaackkkkkkk, lol. I apologize for taking about a 6 month break but I’m back...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 02/27/2013
Beware crawling the non-Default zone for a SharePoint 2013 Web Application
Update: I've now published another post " Problems Crawling the non-Default zone *Explained...
Author: bspender Date: 02/20/2013
Troubleshooting App Management WCF Endpoint Failures
I was recently setting up federated search for SharePoint 2013 using Result Sources to a Remote...
Author: bspender Date: 01/29/2013
PowerShell to Rebalance Crawl Store DBs in SP2013
In SharePoint 2013, simply adding a new Crawl Store DB doesn't cause the SSA to rebalance links...
Author: bspender Date: 01/28/2013
SharePoint 2010: Crawl process is stuck after SQL Server runs out of disk space
Maybe this is cheating in terms of a blog post, but I wrote the bulk of this Support KB and wanted...
Author: bspender Date: 11/02/2012
SP2010 Search *Explained: Crawling
In broad terms, SharePoint Search is comprised of three main functional process components: Crawling...
Author: bspender Date: 10/30/2012
Troubleshooting the SSP Search Indexer for MOSS 2007
It's time to set aside my SharePoint 2013 farm and get into the way-back machine to troubleshoot...
Author: bspender Date: 09/10/2012
Deploying SharePoint 2013 SSA Across Multiple Servers Using PowerShell
Update: Since the release of SharePoint 2013 RTM, I've made some modifications in an effort to...
Author: bspender Date: 08/24/2012
Want to call SharePoint 2010 web services within browser based InfoPath 2010 forms?
I recently ran across an interesting issue where InfoPath forms were calling OOB SharePoint 2010 web...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 08/17/2012
SharePoint 2013 - Initial take on changes to Search
It's like Christmas in July - I'm currently waiting for my download of SharePoint Server...
Author: bspender Date: 07/16/2012
SP2010 Search *Explained: Concepts and Terminology
In broad terms, SharePoint Search is comprised of three main functional process components: Crawling...
Author: bspender Date: 06/29/2012
SharePoint PowerShell Script Series Part 7: Updating or Viewing the Quick Launch Bar
SharePoint Administrator’s running this script want to perform the following tasks for a specified...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 06/12/2012
SharePoint PowerShell Script Series Part 6 - Is Anonymous Access Enabled?
SharePoint Administrator's that run this script usually want to answer one of the following...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 04/21/2012
How to get authenticated/secure results through the QRServer in FAST Search for SharePoint
I received an email from an ex-student today that forced me to remember how to send an authenticated...
Author: Igor Veytskin - Microsoft PFE Date: 04/21/2012
The easiest scriptable way to check FS4SP certificates
Put this in a weekly script to make sure you never forget about certificates expiring. $cert = @(dir...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 04/11/2012
Behind the scenes: Opening a Document from a SharePoint 2010 Document Library
This is a summary to provide a glimpse of the Client to Server interaction when a user attempts to...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 03/10/2012
MSFT Documentum connector and TCS Troubleshooting
MSFT Documentum connector and Custom Security Trimming (TCS) Troubleshooting Summary: With the...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 03/05/2012
Enable custom security trimming with FAST Search for Sharepoint and Documentum
Enable custom security trimming with FAST Search for Sharepoint and Documentum With the new FAST...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 03/02/2012
Guide to walking a SharePoint 2010 Search Query behind the scenes
I know troubleshooting Search Query issues in SharePoint 2010 can be a difficult tasks. ...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 02/15/2012
Goodbye Microsoft, Hello New Year and New Ventures
“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is...
Author: Igor Veytskin - Microsoft PFE Date: 02/01/2012
How does FAST/Sharepoint handle the language refiner?
Here is a good question that comes up quite a bit in discussion. How does FAST/Sharepoint handle the...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 01/30/2012
SharePoint PowerShell Script Series Part 5–Exporting the crawl log to a CSV file
I recently had a request to provide a SharePoint Administrator the ability to export out a crawl log...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 01/28/2012
SharePoint PowerShell Script Series Part 4–Gathering item count for all document libraries in a Site Collection
I apologize it’s been so long since I’ve published any new blog content. I recently moved into...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 01/20/2012
2011 in review – Annual Report by WordPress
It’s very interesting to look at the 2011 annual report for my blog that was put together by...
Author: Igor Veytskin - Microsoft PFE Date: 01/02/2012
SharePoint PowerShell Script Series Part 3–Leveraging PowerShell to collect SharePoint Performance Monitor Data
Troubleshooting SharePoint Performance issues are probably the most challenging issues for a...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 08/29/2011
SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Script Series Part 2–Exporting Sites and Lists from Snapshots
Snapshots and SharePoint 2010 are a great thing in that they provide an additional level of fault...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 08/07/2011
FS4SP Backup and Restore error
Good Day, I was asked a question about backups on a customer and found the answer which is semi...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 08/04/2011
What is WebAnalyzer and why does multiple content SSAs break it?
What is WebAnalyzer ? The WebAnalyzer analyzes data to automatically improve the relevance of search...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 07/26/2011
FS4SP SCOM management pack Best Practices
Administrators wanting to monitor and receive alerts to FS4SP with SCOM can add the FAST Search...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 07/11/2011
FS4SP Enterprise Search Blog
This is my 1st blog post to dump some information on working with FS4SP for the last 9 months. I am...
Author: KristopherLoranger Date: 07/11/2011
SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Script Series Part 1 – Hidden Content Types
I’m excited to kick this series off because I really think PowerShell rocks. The goal of this series...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 06/15/2011
Using Hidden Content Types in SharePoint 2010
I recently worked on an interesting issue with SharePoint 2010 Content Types. The specific request...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 06/14/2011
Want to use Manage Access Requests feature in SharePoint 2010?
The manage access requests feature is great for allowing users that don’t have permissions to...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 03/15/2011
Provisioning User Profile Synchronization with December CU?
We have two main issues with provisioning User Profile Service Application. First, props go out to...
Author: Russ Maxwell Date: 02/18/2011