Create a Search Service Application in SharePoint Central Administration

This article explains how to create a new search service application in SharePoint Central Administration. See following procedure.

Step 1

Click the Start menu then click Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Products then click SharePoint 2013 Central Administration.

Step 2

The following Central Administration page will appear.

manage service application

Step 3

Click Manage Service application under Application Management. The following screen will appear. Click the New button from the Service Applications selection.

click create

Step 4

Click Search Service Application.

Service Application

Step 5

Enter the Service Application name.

service application name

Step 6

Select SharePoint Web Services System from Use existing application pool.

SharePoint Web Services

Step 7

Select the same option in the application pool for the search query and the site settings web service.

create new search service

Step 8

Click the OK button.

manage search topology

Finally the search service application is created successfully.

Search service application

Summary

In this article we saw how to create a new search service application in SharePoint Central Administration.

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