Search Service Offline

When we click "search settings" got the error "The search service is
currently offline. Visit the Services on Server page in SharePoint Central
Administration to verify whether the service is enabled. This might also be
because an indexer move is in progress. "

and in event viewer we have the following error:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID: 6482
Date: 19-08-2008
Time: 12:19:03
User: N/A
Computer: DC2
Description:
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance
(a4836454-62ba-436e-8507-78002dccc0fd).

Reason: The path is not of a legal form.

Techinal Support Details:
System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.
at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.RunOnServer[T](CodeToRun`1
remoteCode, CodeToRun`1 localCode, Boolean useCurrentSecurityContext, Int32
versionIn)
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.AddApp(Role
role)
at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.InstallGathererApplicationIf()
at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.Synchronize()
at
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob)

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

can someone help me?
João

Anna
Tue Aug 19 11:04:13 CDT 2008

Hi,
have a look at solutions here:
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=6482&eventno=8829&source=Office%20SharePoint%20Server&phase=1

What happened prior to this error? Do you have latest hotfixes installed?

You can also try to stop/start osearch with stsadm tool
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262920.aspx

stsadm -o osearch -action stop
stsadm -o osearch -action start

If you see 7076 and 6398 in appl event log check also this KB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946517

Anna

"JCCarvalho" <JCCarvalho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6BD62E50-A41D-419A-8B71-7E7850B66B3E@microsoft.com...
> When we click "search settings" got the error "The search service is
> currently offline. Visit the Services on Server page in SharePoint Central
> Administration to verify whether the service is enabled. This might also
> be
> because an indexer move is in progress. "
>
> and in event viewer we have the following error:
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: Office SharePoint Server
> Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
> Event ID: 6482
> Date: 19-08-2008
> Time: 12:19:03
> User: N/A
> Computer: DC2
> Description:
> Application Server Administration job failed for service instance
> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance
> (a4836454-62ba-436e-8507-78002dccc0fd).
>
> Reason: The path is not of a legal form.
>
> Techinal Support Details:
> System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.
> at
> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.RunOnServer[T](CodeToRun`1
> remoteCode, CodeToRun`1 localCode, Boolean useCurrentSecurityContext,
> Int32
> versionIn)
> at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.AddApp(Role
> role)
> at
> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.InstallGathererApplicationIf()
> at
> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.Synchronize()
> at
> Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean
> isAdministrationServiceJob)
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>
> can someone help me?
> João

Anna
Tue Aug 19 11:10:30 CDT 2008

btw:
Try to use the correct NG (ex microsoft.public.sharepoint.portalserver) This
one is for wss2.0 or 3.0 and I assume you have Sharepoint Office Server
2007.

Anna
"Anna" <Anja_Amelia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OCX26UhAJHA.4148@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> have a look at solutions here:
> http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=6482&eventno=8829&source=Office%20SharePoint%20Server&phase=1
>
> What happened prior to this error? Do you have latest hotfixes installed?
>
> You can also try to stop/start osearch with stsadm tool
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262920.aspx
>
> stsadm -o osearch -action stop
> stsadm -o osearch -action start
>
> If you see 7076 and 6398 in appl event log check also this KB
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946517
>
> Anna
>
> "JCCarvalho" <JCCarvalho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6BD62E50-A41D-419A-8B71-7E7850B66B3E@microsoft.com...
>> When we click "search settings" got the error "The search service is
>> currently offline. Visit the Services on Server page in SharePoint
>> Central
>> Administration to verify whether the service is enabled. This might also
>> be
>> because an indexer move is in progress. "
>>
>> and in event viewer we have the following error:
>>
>> Event Type: Error
>> Event Source: Office SharePoint Server
>> Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
>> Event ID: 6482
>> Date: 19-08-2008
>> Time: 12:19:03
>> User: N/A
>> Computer: DC2
>> Description:
>> Application Server Administration job failed for service instance
>> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance
>> (a4836454-62ba-436e-8507-78002dccc0fd).
>>
>> Reason: The path is not of a legal form.
>>
>> Techinal Support Details:
>> System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.
>> at
>> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.RunOnServer[T](CodeToRun`1
>> remoteCode, CodeToRun`1 localCode, Boolean useCurrentSecurityContext,
>> Int32
>> versionIn)
>> at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.AddApp(Role
>> role)
>> at
>> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.InstallGathererApplicationIf()
>> at
>> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.Synchronize()
>> at
>> Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean
>> isAdministrationServiceJob)
>>
>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>
>> can someone help me?
>> João
>
>

JCCarvalho
Tue Aug 19 16:47:03 CDT 2008

thank for your help.
i'll post in the other group

João

"Anna" wrote:

> btw:
> Try to use the correct NG (ex microsoft.public.sharepoint.portalserver) This
> one is for wss2.0 or 3.0 and I assume you have Sharepoint Office Server
> 2007.
>
> Anna
> "Anna" <Anja_Amelia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OCX26UhAJHA.4148@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> > have a look at solutions here:
> > http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=6482&eventno=8829&source=Office%20SharePoint%20Server&phase=1
> >
> > What happened prior to this error? Do you have latest hotfixes installed?
> >
> > You can also try to stop/start osearch with stsadm tool
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262920.aspx
> >
> > stsadm -o osearch -action stop
> > stsadm -o osearch -action start
> >
> > If you see 7076 and 6398 in appl event log check also this KB
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946517
> >
> > Anna
> >
> > "JCCarvalho" <JCCarvalho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6BD62E50-A41D-419A-8B71-7E7850B66B3E@microsoft.com...
> >> When we click "search settings" got the error "The search service is
> >> currently offline. Visit the Services on Server page in SharePoint
> >> Central
> >> Administration to verify whether the service is enabled. This might also
> >> be
> >> because an indexer move is in progress. "
> >>
> >> and in event viewer we have the following error:
> >>
> >> Event Type: Error
> >> Event Source: Office SharePoint Server
> >> Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
> >> Event ID: 6482
> >> Date: 19-08-2008
> >> Time: 12:19:03
> >> User: N/A
> >> Computer: DC2
> >> Description:
> >> Application Server Administration job failed for service instance
> >> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance
> >> (a4836454-62ba-436e-8507-78002dccc0fd).
> >>
> >> Reason: The path is not of a legal form.
> >>
> >> Techinal Support Details:
> >> System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.
> >> at
> >> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.RunOnServer[T](CodeToRun`1
> >> remoteCode, CodeToRun`1 localCode, Boolean useCurrentSecurityContext,
> >> Int32
> >> versionIn)
> >> at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.AddApp(Role
> >> role)
> >> at
> >> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.InstallGathererApplicationIf()
> >> at
> >> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.Synchronize()
> >> at
> >> Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean
> >> isAdministrationServiceJob)
> >>
> >> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> >> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> >>
> >> can someone help me?
> >> João
> >
> >
>
>
>