You perform an upgrade for a search service application in Microsoft SharePoint Online by using the Restore-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication PowerShell command. However, the Restore-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication PowerShell command does not create a partitioned search service application. In this instance, the search function does not work in SharePoint Online after the upgrade.
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