From: kommepc on
Hmm... We have got exactly same issue ((

Justin wrote:
> I just upgraded from WSS v2 to v3. Everything went surprisingly smooth
> except I still can't get Windows SharePoint Services Search Service
> working. The service itself will start just fine, but I receive an
> error message when I submit the configuration page under central
> administration.
>
> The error reads:
> "Error
> This server is not the indexer of this search application.
> Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services."
>
> It takes about 45 seconds after I submit the page for the error to pop
> up, during that time it creates the search DB in SQL Server 2005 and
> fills it with typical configuration information.
>
> I checked the logs in Event Viewer -> Application and found this error
> event:
> "This server is not the indexer of this search application (the
> assigned indexer is '10.0.0.1')."
>
> Any help would be most appreciated.
>
> Here's some more background:
>
> Server config:
> Windows 2003 Standard Edition sp1
> Active Directory Domain Controller
> MS SQL Server 2005
> Primary IP address: 10.0.0.1
> Net bios name: BOX374
>
> Error message is the same when performing a clean install of WSS 3 or
> after an upgrade from WSS 2.
>
> Service account is: MYDOMAIN\Sharepoint.service (member of Domain Users
> and WSS_WPG)
> Content account is: MYDOMAIN\Sharepoint.content (member of Domain
> Users)
>
> Extracts from the Sharepoint logs at:
> C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
> Extensions\12\LOGS
>
> 12/14/2006 22:50:45.17 mssearch.exe (0x187C)
> 0x1B4C Search Server Common GatherSvc
> 0 Monitorable Application '25f52d44-7256-4c84-90b8-a44063673a6b' - The
> net bios name 'BOX374' differs from the assigned indexer '10.0.0.1'. -
> File:d:\office\source\search\search\gather\gthrsvc\gthrapp.cxx
> Line:787
>
>
> 12/14/2006 22:50:43.35 w3wp.exe (0x06B8)
> 0x02C8 Windows SharePoint Services Topology
> 88b8 High MYDOMAIN\sharepoint.content is a valid Farm Account.
>
>
> 12/14/2006 23:14:23.93 w3wp.exe (0x06B8)
> 0x1054 Search Server Common MS Search Administration
> 7pj5 High Application '25f52d44-7256-4c84-90b8-a44063673a6b':
> Mount the gatherer application...
>
>
> 12/14/2006 23:14:25.07 w3wp.exe (0x06B8)
> 0x1054 Search Server Common MS Search Administration
> 8u6l High Application '25f52d44-7256-4c84-90b8-a44063673a6b': This
> server is not the indexer of this search application. . Failed to
> Mount the gatherer application with a COM exception (-1073475031).
> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC0041229): This server
> is not the indexer of this search application. at
> Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.MSSITLB.IGatherApplications2.Mount(String
> bstrName) at
> Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.GathererApplication.ProvisionGathererApplication()
>
>
>
> 12/14/2006 23:14:25.07 w3wp.exe (0x06B8)
> 0x1054 Search Server Common MS Search Administration
> 8u6i High Application '25f52d44-7256-4c84-90b8-a44063673a6b': This
> server is not the indexer of this search application. . Failed while
> configuring the gatherer application with an exception. Attempting to
> clean up... - System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC0041229):
> This server is not the indexer of this search application. at
> Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.MSSITLB.IGatherApplications2.Mount(String
> bstrName) at
> Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.GathererApplication.ProvisionGathererApplication()
> at
> Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.GathererApplication.Provision()
>
>
>
> 12/14/2006 23:14:25.34 w3wp.exe (0x06B8)
> 0x1054 Search Server Common MS Search Administration
> 7pjx High Remove the application registry sub tree
> '25f52d44-7256-4c84-90b8-a44063673a6b'.