SPSearchCrawlDatabase

SPSearchCrawlDatabase

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
DatabaseName	Key	String	The name of the crawl database
ServiceAppName	Key	String	The name of the search service application
DatabaseServer	Write	String	The server that should host the crawl databases
UseSQLAuthentication	Write	Boolean	Should SQL Server authentication be used to connect to the database?
DatabaseCredentials	Write	PSCredential	If using SQL authentication, the SQL credentials to use to connect to the instance
Ensure	Write	String	Present if the crawl database should exist, absent if it should not	Present, Absent

Description

Type: Distributed Requires CredSSP: No

This resource is responsible for managing crawl databases of a Search topology and is able to add to and remove databases from the topology.

The default value for the Ensure parameter is Present. When not specifying this parameter, the service application is provisioned.

Examples

Example 1

This example shows how add a new Search Crawl database to a search application.

Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $SetupAccount
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc

    node localhost
    {
        SPSearchCrawlDatabase CrawlDatabase
        {
            DatabaseName         = 'SP_Search_Crawl_2'
            ServiceAppName       = 'Search Service Application'
            Ensure               = 'Present'
            PsDScRunAsCredential = $SetupAccount
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This example shows how remove a Search Crawl database from a search application.

Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $SetupAccount
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc

    node localhost
    {
        SPSearchCrawlDatabase CrawlDatabase
        {
            DatabaseName         = 'SP_Search_Crawl_2'
            ServiceAppName       = 'Search Service Application'
            Ensure               = 'Absent'
            PsDScRunAsCredential = $SetupAccount
        }
    }
}