Get the status of the search service using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

In this blog you will see how to get the status of the search service using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
2. Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

##Get the status of the search service using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/Search.asmx?wsdl" ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/Search.asmx $searchWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential ## Returns a status of search service which would be either ONLINE or OFFLINE $searchWebServiceReference.Status()