Search Server: You Have Six Months to Live
May 24, 2009
Channel Web reported that an error in SharePoint Service Pack 2 shuts down Search Server 2008 and Search Server 2008 Express. You can read the story “Microsoft Warns Of SharePoint 2007 SP2 Glitch” here. With search a mission-critical service, the glitch could disrupt some organizations. The fix involves a manual reentry of the product identification number. No software fix is available but Microsoft is working on one. Nice Labor Day weekend news for the SharePoint admins. When a billion dollar revenue stream hiccups, the social embarrassment may be considerable. Enterprise search is not yet a no brainer.
Stephen Arnold, May 23, 2009