The link you gave me below is the only info I can find on the the statuses,
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:
> You can still query when the indexing process is paused; you just won't be
> able to index new content.
>
> Regarding the status - does this help?
>
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts_fa-fz_7x15.asp
>
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
>
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html >
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
>
http://www.indexserverfaq.com > "muley" <muley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7BF45FB8-92B5-44C1-8913-B55777EE0F4C@microsoft.com...
> > That helps a little. What I'm looking for is this: if the catalog is
> paused,
> > what is not running in the catalog? Are the indexes still useable, etc.
> >
> > Can you point me to some documentation on the meaning of all the catalog
> > statuses? I've looked at all the microsoft documentation I can find and
> some
> > we searches, but no luck.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
> >
> > > It could mean you are on battery power, low disk space, low memory. Use
> the
> > > gatherer logs to interpret further.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Hilary Cotter
> > > Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> > >
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html > > >
> > > Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> > >
http://www.indexserverfaq.com > > > "muley" <muley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:AFB63352-B8E8-4AFC-861A-5BE481D6338C@microsoft.com...
> > > > What is the meaning of the "paused" status of a catalog? What is still
> > > > working and what isn't?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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