Enabling Full-Text Search (Windows SharePoint Services 2.0)

The Internet Platform and Operations group took advantage of the way Windows SharePoint Services and SQL Server work together to enable full-text search for their sites.

Enable full-text search

1. Start and enable full-text search service on the server running SQL Server by completing the following steps:

   1. On each SQL Server computer, run the SQL Server 2000 Setup program.

   2. On the setup screen, click SQL Server 2000 Components, and then click Install Database Server.

   3. The Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Installation Wizard opens.

   4. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

   5. On the Computer Name screen, select the computer type, and then click Next.

   6. On the Installation Selection panel, select Upgrade, remove, or add components to an existing instance of SQL Server, and then click Next.

   7. On the Instance Name panel, clear the Default check box, and then in the Instance Name box, select your SQL Server instance for Windows SharePoint Services and click Next.

   8. Select Add components to your existing installation, and then click Next.

   9. On the Select Components panel, in the Sub-Components list, select Full-Text Search, and then click Next.

   10. Click Next again to begin the installation.

   11. Click Finish.

2. Enable Windows SharePoint Services full-text search by completing the following steps:

   1. On each front-end Web server, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click SharePoint Central Administration.

   2. Under Component Configuration, click Configure full-text search.

   3. In the Search Settings section, select the Enable full-text search and index component check box.

   4. Click OK.