Modify Global Search Center URL

Question

I unfortunately did not add /pages to my url, so the search function doesn't work for me. I couldn't find a way to do it without using a powershell terminal. The solution that I found was this :

$ssa = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication
$ssa.SearchCenterUrl = <newURL>
$ssa.Update()

The problem is that this command doesn't run in my powershell.

The term Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication is not recognized as 
the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

I have admin rights from that account in all the servers.

Answer 1

I think that i answered the same question here: How to use associate Search Center with Search Box?

However, make sure to run powershell as admin, and add the sharepoint cmdlets by typing add-pssnapin microsoft.sharepoint.powershell before trying to update the search center. Make sure that you run the command from the server where Central admin is running. If you only got one application server, that's the one.

To clear things up a little bit:

1. Log into your server where central admin is running.
2. Open up and run PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
3. Type Add-pssnapin microsoft.sharepoint.powershell. Execute.
4. Type Get-spserviceapplication | ft typename . This will return the name of all your service applications. Look for name of your search application.
5. Copy the name of your search application, for example "Search Service Application"
6. Copy the code into the script panel. ( ctrl + r ) if it's missing.
7. Execute the script.

Example:

$ssa = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication "Search Service Application"
$ssa.SearchCenterUrl = "http://url/site/searchcentername/Pages/"
$ssa.Update() 

On the other hand you should be able to just update your preferred search center from the search application page in central admin.

To do it from central admin, open central admin, click Application Management, then manage service applications, and then click on your search service application and click the URL from Global Search Center URL.

Answer 2

Your PowerShell cannot find the cmdlet 'Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication'. You either need to reference the Sharepoint.PowerShell namespace before you call the cmdlet or use the SharePoint Management Shell.

Add-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell
$ssa = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication
$ssa.SearchCenterUrl = <newURL>
$ssa.Update()

Answer 3

If you look at your Search Service Application page and NEED TO UPDATE AN INCORRECT GLOBAL SEARCH CENTER URL, it looks like it is not updatable from this page, but actually it is! You do not need to use PowerShell, if you are a Farm Admin, you can update the URL in that page. If you click on the incorrect Search Center link, it gives you a dialog where you can update the URL. (Poor UI design Microsoft, page design makes it look like you can't update it, but you can).