SharePoint 2010 Search Service Application – Configuration
How to configure the Search service in SharePoint 2010?
1. Go to Central Administration
2. Select Manage Services Applications under the Application Management Menu.

3. Here is a list of all service applications. Click New and select Search Service Application.

4. Please enter the name of the Application Service and account information.

5. Click OK to complete configuration.
6 Here is an overview of Index and crawl and database contents.

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