How to Create and configure a Search service application in SharePoint Server 2016

Today we are writing about how to create and configure a search service application in SharePoint 2016 using Central Administrator.

See the below URL for more details for search Service for SharePoint:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219738.aspx#OverviewSearchComponents

Below are the steps to create a Search service application

• We need to verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Farm Administrators group for the farm for which you want to create the service application.
• Click on the Central Administration home page, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications.

• On the Manage Service Applications page, on the ribbon, click New, and then click Search Service Application.

• After clicking on the Create New Search Service Application page, we need to follow some steps to create the same
• We need to type a new name for the Search service application, In the Search Service Account select the user name.

• After scrolling down the page we will get Application Pool for Search Admin Web Service section, we need to select the Create new application pool option, and then specify a name for the application pool in the Application pool name text box.
• Following the same In the Select a security account for this application pool section, select the Configurable option, and then from the list select the account that you registered to run the application pool for the Search Admin Web Service.

• Next In the Application Pool for Search Query and Site Settings Web Service section, we need to choose the Create new application pool option, and then specify a name for the application pool in the Application pool name text box.
• In the Select a security account for this application pool section, select the Configurable option, and then from the list select the account that you registered to run the application pool for the Search Query and Site Settings Web Service. See below in SS:

• Once all done click on ok to create search service application, after clicking it will task some time to create search application.

• Once all done we will get below successfully message.

• We can verify the same has been created using Central Administrator service Application. Here we can see some more application has been created associated to the same. Also we can see the on Database server also there will four DB will be created.

Thanks :)