MOSS 2007: Query server is not responding
On the Shared Services Provider –> Search Settings page the Propagation status shows "Query server is not responding"
To resolve the issue please execute following step one at a time and keep reviewing Propagation Status under Search Settings within Shared Services provider
Step1:
Killing MSsearch.exe and re-spawning it again . (On Index & both the WFE’s)
Open Command prompt and then execute following
Net Stop OSearch && Net Start OSearch
Step2:
Re- Provision Osearch Service(On Index & both the WFE’s)
stsadm -o provisionservice -action start -servicename OSearch -servicetype "Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchService, Microsoft.Office.Server.Search, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c"
Killing MSsearch.exe and re-spawning it again . (On Index & both the WFE’s)
Open Command prompt and then execute following
Net Stop OSearch && Net Start OSearch
Step3:
Setting permission again on propagation location(On all WFE)
stsadm -o osearch -propagationlocation "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\12.0\Data\Office Server\Applications"
Killing MSsearch.exe and re-spawning it again . (On Index & both the WFE’s)
Open Command prompt and then execute following
Net Stop OSearch && Net Start OSearch
Step4:
Clear Configuration Cache (All Server)
Step5:
Try to a new content source and move the url we wish to be crawled from the (Local Office SharePoint Sites) and then try to start a Full crawl.