Search processes from task manager consume CPU% even after suspending the search service.

Question

I have suspended the search service using the below command

Suspend-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication –Identity “Search Service”

Yet, i see search related services (search component) is consuming CPU. Is that the default behavior or is there a process to suspend it?

Answer 1

I think that is default behavior. For our patching we have a script that stops those services explicitly after suspending the search application.
(The script is not mine but I lost the original reference to the author)

$srv4 = get-service "OSearch15" 
$srv5 = get-service "SPSearchHostController"

if($srv4.status -eq "Running") 
  { 
    $srch4srvctr = 2 
    set-service -Name "OSearch15" -startuptype Disabled 
    $srv4.stop() 
  }

if($srv5.status -eq "Running") 
  { 
    $srch5srvctr = 2 
    Set-service "SPSearchHostController" -startuptype Disabled 
    $srv5.stop() 
  }