Can a full crawl of a content source be done?
A full crawl of the content source has never been done from this Search service application. The crawl database does not contain entries for the addresses that are being crawled. Without entries in the crawl database for the items being crawled, incremental crawls cannot occur.
How to create a SharePoint content crawler remote?
In portal Administration, go to a folder where you want to create the SharePoint crawler. From the Create Object… drop-down, select Content Crawler – Remote. In the Choose Content Source dialog box, select the content source you created. Select Site URL to crawl a SharePoint site or site collection.
How to crawl different sites in SharePoint Server?
Crawl different types of content — for example, file shares and data in a line-of-business application. Crawl some content on different schedules than other content. Limit or increase the quantity of content that is crawled. Set different priorities for crawling different sites.
How do I create a SharePoint content source?
To create a SharePoint content source: In portal Administration, go to the folder where you want to create the SharePoint content source. From the Create Object… drop-down, select Content Source – Remote. In the Choose Web Service dialog box, select the SharePoint CWS Web Service and click OK.
Can a crawl occur without entries in the crawl database?
The crawl database does not contain entries for the addresses that are being crawled. Without entries in the crawl database for the items being crawled, incremental crawls cannot occur. The options available in the properties for each content source vary depending on the content source type that you select.
What happens when a SharePoint Server crawls a file?
Content on file shares in your organization. Security note: When the Search service crawls a file share, if the permissions on a file on the share are different from the permissions on folders that contain the file, then the permissions on the file take precedence and are used for security trimming of search results.
How to plan crawling and Federation in SharePoint Server?
Plan crawling and federation in SharePoint Server. Before users can perform searches in SharePoint Server, you must crawl or federate the content that you want them to be able to search. When you crawl content, the Search service builds a search index that users can run queries (search requests) against.