Renew FAST Search Certificate in SharePoint 2010 - PowerShell Script

Requirement: Renew  or associate a certificate (self signed) for FAST Search - SharePoint 2010. In development environment, the FAST Search certificates usually expire every year.

Solution: Automate the renewal of certificate through a PowerShell script

PowerShell Script:

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# Apply Certificate to FAST
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Clear
Remove-PSSnapin AdminSnapIn -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-PSSnapin Microsoft.FASTSearch.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Add-PSSnapin AdminSnapIn
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.FASTSearch.PowerShell
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell

write-host "Applying Certificate to FAST" -ForegroundColor Green
#Release worker processess with IISRESET
iisreset

stop-service FAST*

$installerdir = $env:FASTSEARCH + "installer\scripts"
echo $installerdir
cd $installerdir
$pw = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -force test
.\ReplaceDefaultCertificate.ps1 -generateNewCertificate $true -certificatePassword $pw
$cert = @(dir cert:\LocalMachine\My -recurse | ? { $_.Subject -eq 'CN=FASTSearchCert' })[0]
$thumb = $cert.Thumbprint

Start-service FAST*

.\SecureFASTSearchConnector.ps1 -certThumbprint $thumb -ssaName "FAST Content" -username "domain\spfastserviceaccount"


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PowerShell Script for adding FAST Search Crawl Rules in SharePoint 2010

Requirement: Define and add FAST Search crawl rules in SHarePoint 2010 through a PowerShell Script

Script:

                                                                                                                                                               

clear
Remove-PSSnapin Microsoft.FASTSearch.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.FASTSearch.Powershell
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell


##### Variables ####

$WebApplciationUrl = "http://webapplication"


#Exclusion Rules
$exRule1 = $WebApplciationUrl + "/*/Forms"
$exRule2 = $WebApplciationUrl + "/*.*.aspx(){1}"


#Inclusion Rules
$inRule1 = $WebApplciationUrl + "/sites/Project Deposit/_layouts/*.*(((records))|(Records))/.*"
$inRule2 = $WebApplciationUrl + "/sites/Project Deposit//*.*/((records)|(Records))(/)*.*"



$excludeRules = $exRule1,$exRule2
$includeRules = $inRule1,$inRule2


#Get Search service Application
$SearchServiceApp = Get-SPenterpriseSearchServiceApplication "FAST Content"
echo $SearchServiceApp

#Create Exclusion Crawl Rules
foreach($exItem in $excludeRules)
{
    New-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlRule -SearchApplication $SearchServiceApp -Path $exItem -Type ExclusionRule -IsAdvancedRegularExpression $true ## -CrawlAsHttp 1
    write-host "Succesfully added exclusive rule: $exItem"
}

#Create Inclusion Crawl Rules
foreach($inItem in $includeRules)
{
    New-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlRule -SearchApplication $SearchServiceApp -Path $inItem -Type InclusionRule -IsAdvancedRegularExpression $true
    write-host "Succesfully added inclusive rule: $inItem"
}