PowerShell™ for SharePoint® 2013 How-To

Configure the Enterprise Search Service Performance Level

Scenario/Problem: You need to change the performance level for the search service.

Solution: Use the Set-SPEnterpriseSearchService cmdlet with the PerformanceLevel parameter.

You can set the performance level using the PerformanceLevel parameter with the Set-SPEnterpriseSearchService cmdlet, as shown in Listing 13.5.

Listing 13.5. Configuring the Enterprise Search Service Performance Level

Set-SPEnterpriseSearchService-Identity 9e19864d-8b4b-4fda-bcb1-10645457ad70-PerformanceLevel Reduced

The PerformanceLevel parameter determines how many threads the search service can use. The valid values are as follows:

• Reduced

• PartlyReduced

• Maximum

The default setting is PartlyReduced.