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.



Step 3

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



Step 4

Click Search Service Application.



Step 5

Enter the Service Application name.



Step 6

Select SharePoint Web Services System from Use existing application pool.



Step 7

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



Step 8

Click the OK button.



Finally the search service application is created successfully.



Summary

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