Stop a crawl (Search Server 2008)
Applies To: Microsoft Search Server 2008
Topic Last Modified: 2008-11-12
In this article:
- Stop a crawl of a particular content source
Note
Unless otherwise noted, the information in this article applies to both Microsoft Search Server 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express.
Before you perform the following procedures, we recommend that:
- You have read the topic Crawl content (Search Server 2008).
Important
You must be a search services administrator to perform the following procedures. For more information, see Add or remove a search services administrator (Search Server 2008).
Stop a crawl of a particular content source
Use the following procedure to stop a crawl of a particular content source.
Important
When you stop a crawl of any content source, the next time you crawl that content source, Microsoft Search Server 2008 automatically performs a full crawl of the content source. This is true even if you attempt to perform an incremental crawl. Therefore, carefully consider whether you should pause the crawl instead of stopping the crawl.
Stop a crawl of a particular content source
On the Search Administration page, in the Search section, click Search settings.
On the Configure Search Settings page, in the Crawl Settings section, click Content sources and crawl schedules.
On the Manage Content Sources page, point to the content source you want to crawl, click the arrow that appears, and then click Stop Crawl on the menu that appears.
A dialog box displays to remind you that if you stop this crawl, the only type of crawl you can execute next on this content is a full crawl.
Click OK in the dialog box to close the warning message. The value in the Status column for the content source that you stopped changes to Stopping.
To refresh the Status column, click Refresh on the toolbar. After the crawl is stopped, the value in the Status column for the content source that you stopped changes to Idle.
Note
Depending on the content being crawled, this might take several minutes to complete. This is because the search service must flush all items that are currently being crawled.