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Error: Could not install certificate. Script can be rerun to only set access rights when reason for error is detected. Access is denied.

In the FAST Search for SharePoint configuration process, getting your certificates configured correctly is probably the most important part of the process. Without the certificates configured correctly, FAST simply will not work. When running the script SecureFASTSearchConnector.ps1 on each...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 05-30-2011
Dude! Where’s my FAST Search Center (February 2011 CU)?

To date, I’ve written a few posts on issues that may occur when you are looking to create a search center. Sometimes the site template isn’t present or you receive an error . I recently encountered another issue with the FAST Search Center. The site template was present on the root...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 04-13-2011
An unexpected error has occurred when creating an Enterprise Search Center site

It’s generally pretty easy to create a Search Center or FAST Search Center site. However, on a new installation, there are a few features you need to activate (especially if you are using blank site) that are easy to forget. I’ve talked about not being able to find the Enterprise Search Center...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 04-12-2011
How to: Exclude part of a page from being indexed by SharePoint Search

This is something that I have been trying to figure out for quite some time. I’ve seen numerous people ask in the forums and no one seemed to have a conclusive answer (at least the last time I checked). The issue is simple. You want to index a regular non-SharePoint web site. ...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 01-26-2011
Free up some resources on your FAST Search Development Environment

If you have ever installed FAST Search, you know memory is a commodity. When you are looking at an environment with Active Directory, SQL Server, SharePoint Server, and FAST installed on top of it, your virtual server is consuming a lot of memory. I picked up this quick tip from FAST University...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 01-14-2011
Slides from my SharePoint Search talk at Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group

In spite of the weather, I still had some people show up to my updated SharePoint Search talk, Getting the most out of SharePoint Search . This talk relates closely to my recent blog post Are you getting the most out of SharePoint Search . The talk focused on understanding the basics of search...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 01-11-2011
FAST Search Configuration Wizard Error: User Validation Failed. Username or domain is not valid

Getting FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 installed is a pretty involved process. It’s definitely easier in the RTM since there is a wizard now and you don’t have to run 20 different PowerShell scripts. However, one issue I encountered myself a few months ago was an error I received in the...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 09-29-2010
How to: Execute FAST Query Language (FQL) Queries using the KeywordQuery Class

Anyone who likes SharePoint Enterprise Search has to love FAST. As a developer, sooner or later you are going to want to take advantage of the FAST Query Language also known as FQL . This lets you truly leverage the power of FAST and perform very advanced queries. I’ve shown you how...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 09-22-2010
How to: Use the QueryManager class to query SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search

Last week, I talked about the KeywordQuery class and how to use it in SharePoint 2010. I mentioned that a new way to query also existed using the QueryManager class. This class is extremely powerful and can allow us to issue federated queries to multiple locations at one time. For example...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 08-15-2010
How to: Use the SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search KeywordQuery Class

By now, I’m sure you know that there have been a ton of changes and improvements in SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search. The underlying architecture of Enterprise Search has been ripped out of the old SSP model and is now based on Service Applications. Although, Microsoft abstracted a lot of...

Posted to Corey Roth [MVP] (Weblog) by CoreyRoth on 08-12-2010

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