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Azure DevOps–Reindexing

The search experience in Azure DevOps(Server) is powered by ElasticSearch. If for any reason your search didn’t seem to work, a lot of Powershell scripts are available to help you with maintaining, updating and monitoring the health of your ElasticSearch instance.

Remark: Be sure to take the correct scripts for your version of Azure DevOps.

One of the scripts I use the most is the TriggerCollectionIndexing.ps1 script. This script allows you to reindex everything(wiki, workitem, code) at the collection level.

Remark: You have to run this script on a server that has the SQL Server Client Tools installed.

Let’s try it out:

PS N:\Azure_DevOps_Server_2019> .\TriggerCollectionIndexing.ps1

cmdlet TriggerCollectionIndexing.ps1 at command pipeline position 1

Supply values for the following parameters:

(Type !? for Help.)

SQLServerInstance: mytfssqlinstance

CollectionDatabaseName: tfs_defaultcollection

ConfigurationDatabaseName: tfs_configuration

CollectionName: DefaultCollection

EntityType: WorkItem

Cannot load module SQLSERVER. Trying to load SQLPS module.

Loaded SQLPS module...

Cleaned up the WorkItem Collection Indexing state.

Successfully queued the WorkItem Indexing job for the collection!!

Column1

-------

      1

In the example above, we triggered a reindex of the WorkItems in a specific collection You can do the same thing for Code or Wiki by changing the EntityType in the command above.

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