Newly published content for Search Server 2010

Updated: January 10, 2012

This article contains a list of new and updated content for Microsoft Search Server 2010. It is updated regularly and is also available in an RSS feed (http://services.social.microsoft.com/feeds/feed/SearchServer2010NewContent).

In this article:

Published the week of January 9, 2012

Updated articles

Create and configure a new Search service application (Search Server 2010) and Create a Search Center site (Search Server 2010) Added videos to demonstrate the procedures.

Published the week of December 5, 2011

Updated articles

Back up search (Search Server 2010) Added the procedure for backing up the Search service application databases with SQL Server tools.

Restore search (Search Server 2010) Added the procedure for restoring the Search service application databases with SQL Server tools.

Published the week of November 28, 2011

New article

Create a Search Center site (Search Server 2010) Describes how to create a Search Center site that users can use to initiate search queries.

Updated articles

Create and configure a new Search service application (Search Server 2010) Added more comprehensive guidance about how to create and configure a Search service application.

Install Search Server 2010 or Search Server 2010 Express Added information about the SQL Server login and two fixed server roles that are required for the database access account.

Published the week of October 31, 2011

Updated article

Search the enterprise from Windows 7 (Search Server 2010) Added a link to a video that shows how to search SharePoint sites from Windows 7.

Published the week of September 26, 2011

Updated article

Upgrade paths from Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express Added descriptions of supported and unsupported upgrade paths.

Published the week of September 5, 2011

New article

Best practices for Search Server 2010 Describes best practices for configuring and maintaining Search Server 2010.

Published the week of August 8, 2011

Updated article

Restore a site collection (Search Server 2010) Added a note about restoring a backup that you made before the farm was upgraded to SP1 to the farm after it is upgraded to SP1.

Published the week of July 11, 2011

Updated article

Back up a site collection (Search Server 2010) Removed warning about UseSqlSnapshot parameter. This warning is not valid for Service Pack 1 and newer releases.

Published the week of May 30, 2011

Updated article

Remove URLs from search results (Search Server 2010) Added information about a video that demonstrates two ways to immediately remove items from search results.

Published the week of May 23, 2011

Updated article

Manage crawl rules (Search Server 2010) Added prescriptive examples for creating crawl rules in Microsoft Search Server 2010.

Published the week of May 9, 2011

New articles

Plan keywords, synonyms, and Best Bets (Search Server 2010) Describes how to help users obtain more relevant search results by planning for keywords, synonyms, and Best Bets in Search Server 2010.

Crawled properties reference (Search Server 2010) Tabulates the crawled properties that are available by default in a Search Server 2010 Search service application.

Manage deletion of index items (Search Server 2010) Describes how to manage four deletion policies to specify how many times, and for how long, an item will be retried in consecutive crawls.

Database maintenance for Search Server 2010 Provides information and guidelines for how to maintain the databases that host data and configurations for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.

Published the week of May 2, 2011

New article

Manage query suggestions (Search Server 2010) Describes how query suggestions work, how to configure the Web Parts that display query suggestions, and how to manually create query suggestions by using Windows PowerShell.

Published the week of April 25, 2011

New article

Plan metadata properties for search (Search Server 2010) Describes how to plan metadata properties (including crawled properties and managed properties) in Search Server 2010.

Published the week of March 28, 2011

Blog post

Documentation on e-readers This blog post provides information about content currently available offline and a forum for letting us know what kind of e-reader you use and whether you would read documentation on it.

New article

Plan search scopes (Search Server 2010) Describes how to plan search scopes to help users narrow search results in Search Server 2010.

Published the week of March 7, 2011

Updated articles

SharePoint 2010 Products administration by using Windows PowerShell Added a section about scripts and execution policies.

Published the week of February 21, 2011

Updated article

Remove URLs from search results (Search Server 2010) Added best practices and a procedure for removing URLs from search results.

Published the week of February 7, 2011

Updated article

Manage federated locations (Search Server 2010) Added a video that demonstrates how to import federated locations.

Published the week of January 17, 2011

New articles

Change properties for the Search Box Web Part (Search Server 2010) Describes the search settings that you can specify for a site collection and how to configure properties for Search Box Web Parts that will appear on pages in the site collection.

Change properties for the Search Paging Web Part (Search Server 2010) Describes how to change the way pages of search results are displayed by modifying Search Paging Web Part properties.

Updated article

Manage metadata properties for search (Search Server 2010) Added four videos.

Published the week of January 10, 2011

New articles

Manage Search Centers (Search Server 2010) Provides resources to help you modify or customize the components of a Search Center in Search Server 2010.

Change what appears in the Refinement Panel Web Part (Search Server 2010) Describes how to use options that are available for the Refinement Panel Web Part.

Change how search results appear in the Search Core Results Web Part (Search Server 2010) Describes how to use options that are available for the Search Core Results Web Part.

Published the week of December 6, 2010

New downloadable content

Visio stencils for architecture and planning posters Download the stencils the Search Server Content Publishing team used for their technical diagrams to create or customize diagrams for your organization.

Published the week of November 29, 2010

New articles

Create and configure a new Search service application (Search Server 2010) Provides instructions about how to create a new Search service application in Search Server 2010 and Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express.

Plan the topology for enterprise search (Search Server 2010) Lists resources that you can use to help you plan a search topology for Search Server 2010 and Search Server 2010 Express.

Updated article

Configure and use the Documentum connector (Search Server 2010) Updated supported versions and .NET assemblies for EMC client and server, and updated the list of prerequisites.

Change History

Date	Description
January 10, 2012	Updated for the week of January 9.
December 6, 2011	Updated for the week of December 5.
November 29, 2011	Updated for the week of November 28.
November 1, 2011	Updated for the week of October 31.
October 25, 2011	Updated for the week of October 24.
September 27, 2011	Updated for the week of September 26.
September 7, 2011	Updated with an updated article for the week of September 5.
August 11, 2011	Updated for the week of August 8.
July 14, 2011	Updated for the week of July 11.
June 3, 2011	Updated for the week of May 30.
May 26, 2011	Updated for the week of May 23.
May 12, 2011	Updated with new articles for the week of May 9.
May 5, 2011	Updated with a new article for the week of May 2.
April 28, 2011	Updated with a new article for the week of April 25.
March 31, 2011	Updated with a new article and blog post for the week of March 28.
March 10, 2011	Updated for the week of March 7.
February 24, 2011	Updated for the week of February 21.
February 17, 2011	Updated with a new blog post for the week of February 14.
February 10, 2011	Updated for the week of February 7.
January 20, 2011	Updated with new and updated articles for the week of January 17.
January 13, 2011	Updated with new articles for the week of January 10.
December 9, 2010	Updated with new content for the week of December 6.
December 2, 2010	Updated with new and updated articles for the week of November 29.
November 18, 2010	Updated for the week of November 15.
November 11, 2010	Updated with a new article for the week of November 8.
November 4, 2010	Updated with new articles and a new Resource Center for the week of November 1.
October 28, 2010	Updated for the week of October 25.
October 14, 2010	Updated for the week of October 11.
September 30, 2010	Added updated article for the week of September 27, 2010.
September 23, 2010	Updated with new articles for the week of September 20, 2010.
September 16, 2010	Updated for the week of September 13.
August 12, 2010	Updated for week of August 9.
August 5, 2010	Updated with a new article for the week of August 2.
July 15, 2010	Updated with new and updated articles.
June 10, 2010	Updated with new and updated content for week of June 7.
June 4, 2010	Updated with new and updated content for week of May 31.
May 20, 2010	Updated with new and updated content for week of May 17.
December 17, 2009	Initial publication