The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service

re: The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service

Chaitanya — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:28:54 GMT

Hi When i am trying to searcg for a document on share point serverv i am getting an error message as " The search request was unable to connect to the

Search Service" Can some one pls help me how to resolve it...

Thanks in advance

Chaitanya

re: The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service

Nachiket — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:00:52 GMT

I am facing the same issue and was trying to follow the steps you have mentioned in the begining but I am unable to find Office Share Point Server Search after I click Services on server tab.

OPlease help me out with it.

re: The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service

Chris — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:26:20 GMT

Hello Nadine,

i have the same problem like you discribed.

Every time i use the search i'll get "The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service".

- Indexing service is Installed on the servers.

- Search services are running with user that has nessesary permissions.

- Index was reseted and rebuilded for all content sources.

- Office server search service in CA was stoped and started.

- Servers where restarted.

- Service is running with not build in account.

- Mixed mode in SQL server is on.

- No errors in eventlog.

what can i do to get any results by using the search?

greets

chris

re: The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service

Cris — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:23:25 GMT

Thanks Nadine,

your solution and a quick guess helped me fix this issue. We are a single server farm in My Central admin I also had to check Use this server for serving search queries. Also remember to run iisreste /noforce after nearly every SharePoint change.

Thanks

re: The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service

Nadine Storandt — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:01:03 GMT

Hey Upen,

that is correct how it works. Because the SPSearch.asmx will only work in a clean WSS 3.0 Enviroment. if you have installed MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 you have to use the Search.asmx reference.

here are 2 links which describes the problem:

www.experts-exchange.com/.../Q_23487933.html

msdnrss.thecoderblogs.com/.../spsearchasmx-web-service-will-not-return-any-results-in-the-search-server-2008-integrated-wss-30-environment

hope it helps u.

greets

nadine

re: The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service

Upen Nathwani — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:18:37 GMT

Hi I have installed WSS 3.0 after MOSS 2007 and getiing following error "The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service"

Also searching is working using MOSS search.asmx reference but its not working in case of SPSearch.asmx reference that is of WSS 3.0

Thanks

Upen