Unable to create a Search Service Application - "Errors were encountered during the configuration of the Search Application"

ISSUE

Error when creating the search service application- Errors were encountered during the configuration of the Search Application"

CAUSE

* We see the following in the ULS logs When the search service application creation fails
* The call to SearchServiceInstance.Provision (server 'GmallyaSP') failed. Setting back to previous status 'Disabled'. System.InvalidOperationException: Service is offline at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.Provision() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminUtils.DeployLocalServiceInstance[T](T localSearchServiceInstance)

RESOLUTION

* Use the PowerShell commandlets to bring the search service online. Following are the PowerShell commandlets I used to resolve to verify the status of the service and then bring the service instance online:

$ssa= Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -local
$ssa

RESULTS:

TypeName : SharePoint Server Search
Description : Index content and serve search queries
Id : 4da7eac7-95ce-4a69-bfd2-910f023aed7c
Server : SPServer Name=GmallyaSP
Service : SearchService Name=OSearch14
Role : None
QueryComponents : {}
CrawlComponents : {}
AdminComponents : {}
Status : Disabled

* Starting the service instance using the powershel gives an error

start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -id $ssa

ERROR:

Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance : Service is offline
At line:1 char:40
+ start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance <<<< -id $ssa
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Offic...ServiceInstance:StartSearchServiceInstance) [Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Cmdlet.StartSearchServiceInstance

* Check the status of the service -

Get-SPEnterpriseSearchService

RESULTS:

TypeName : SharePoint Server Search
Id : 8f86556d-f84c-4253-bebb-33512b77bc5a
ServiceName : OSearch14
ProcessIdentity : AD-ENT\isgssp2010
ContactEmail : <xyz@gmail.com>
Applications : {}
PerformanceLevel : PartlyReduced
Status : Disabled
Following are the Powershell to get the service online:
•Start the search service
$sa=Get-SPEnterpriseSearchService
$sa.Status=0
$sa.update()
$sa=Get-SPEnterpriseSearchService

Get-SPEnterpriseSearchService

RESULTS:

TypeName : SharePoint Server Search
Id : 8f86556d-f84c-4253-bebb-33512b77bc5a
ServiceName : OSearch14
ProcessIdentity : AD-ENT\isgssp2010
ContactEmail : <xyz@gmail.com>
Applications : {}
PerformanceLevel : PartlyReduced
Status : Online

* Now start the search service instance

$ssa=Get-SPEnterpriseSearchserviceinstance -local
$ssa.status=0
$ssa.update()
$ssa

RESULTS:

TypeName : SharePoint Server Search
Description : Index content and serve search queries
Id : 4da7eac7-95ce-4a69-bfd2-910f023aed7c
Server : SPServer Name=ISG-DAGOR
Service : SearchService Name=OSearch14
Role : None
QueryComponents : {}
CrawlComponents : {}
AdminComponents : {}
Status : Online

* Now create a search service application.

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