How do I rebuild the Quick Search Index in Sitecore 8.2?

Question

I've upgraded my solution from sitecore 8.1 Update 1 to Sitecore 8.2 initial release. After finishing the upgrade, and configuration changes, I opened the launchpad to rebuild Quick Search Index, I couldn't find this option in the launchpad under the database section.

Any idea what might be the issue?

This step is mentioned in Post-Upgrade steps in section 1.3.4 of Sitecore 8.2 Upgrade Guide.

Answer 1

The system index from <search> node was marked Obsolete in config (SC8.1.3) and completely removed in Sitecore 8.2 Initial Release.

<search>
  <!-- Obsolete: the API that uses this section is obsolete. Please, use Sitecore.ContentSearch to configure your indexes. -->
  <configuration type="Sitecore.Search.SearchConfiguration, Sitecore.Kernel" singleInstance="true">
    <indexes hint="list:AddIndex">
      <index id="system" type="Sitecore.Search.Index, Sitecore.Kernel">
      ...

This index relates to the "Quick Search Index" and it has therefore also been removed from Control Panel > Database > Rebuild search indexes and from Sitecore.config.

See this previous question if you want to find details on the difference between the indexes.

EDIT

Following the clarification in the question from @HarshBaid, the documentation for the upgrade guide is incorrect and as @Gatogordo's comment points out it is registered as a bug. You should still rebuild the indexes for the Master and Core databases from Control Panel > Indexing > Indexing Manager.

Answer 2

Search indexes are the old kind of indexes that became obsoleted recently. Sitecore functionality is now using Content Search indexes instead. Hence, you don't see the "Rebuild search indexes" option in the Control Panel anymore. Indexing -> Indexing Manager is the application that should be used to rebuild all indexes.

The Quick search index was the old Search index used by the search box at the bottom of Sitecore Desktop (a.k.a. "Quick Search"). In Sitecore 8.2, this feature uses the following Content Search indexes instead:

• sitecore_core_index
• sitecore_master_index
• sitecore_web_index

You can rebuild these indexes using the Indexing Manager found in the Control Panel.

As a conclusion, the Sitecore 8.2 Upgrade Guide is incorrect, as it includes an old step that you don't need to perform anymore.