Deploying a Native SharePoint 2010 Search Service Application

In SharePoint 2010, Search is deployed as a service application, similar to the Managed Metadata Search, User Profile, or Business Data Connectivity Services. When installing SharePoint 2010, if you choose to use the automated wizard to deploy farm components, it will automatically configure native SharePoint 2010 Search. Although this can be convenient, it doesn’t allow for control of the process, so it is recommended to deploy Search manually. To do this, you need to create a new Search Service Application, using the following steps. These steps assume that native SharePoint 2010 Search is deployed. For FAST Search, reference the later sections of this chapter:

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