Search Topology can't activate

[staehelir]

For several customers on different environments, we have the problem that the initial installation of SharePoint 2019 does not activate the Search Service Application. We install SharePoint 2019 with AutoSPInstaller and use a separate service account for the Search Service Application. Here is the error:

Exception : System.Management.Automation.MethodInvocationException: Exception calling "Activate" with "0" argument(s): "Topology activation job died prematurely, the topology already is in Activating state." ---> Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.Topology.SearchTopologyActivationException: Topology activation job died prematurely, the topology already is in Activating state. at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.Topology.SearchTopology.ActivateSilently() at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object )

The problem can only be solved if the Search Service Application is created under the Farm account. Are you aware of this problem and is there a solution that activates the Search Service Application under the Search Service Account?

[brianlala]

I'm not aware of this problem - but if I have time I'll try to reproduce it ASAP, thanks!

[fmeloSP]

any updates on this? i ran into this same issue.

[luisnjuarez]

@staehelir @brianlala I have been looking around, but can't make it work, did you find a solution?

[UmrG]

What happens if you delete the search service application including dbs, re run the script and let the ssa create. Try to run the script from the index server if possible. I had the same issue few days ago but was able to resolve by recreating. I build these environment often and use autosp a lot.

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@staehelirhttps://github.com/staehelir @brianlalahttps://github.com/brianlala I have been looking around, but can't make it work, did you find a solution?

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[luisnjuarez]

There were a few issues in my case, as after too many attempts, It was so messy

• The service application did not have access
• I could not make AutoSPInstaller work for Search Topology with multi components in a medium farm
• So I created my own script
• in SharePoint 2019, I had to add an inbound role to the firewall for WCF Comms via port 808
• I had to manually deleted all Search Serv App Pools
• Delete SSA and recreate from scratch