You receive a "Search server has failed to service the queries for consecutive 30 secs due to mismatched CatID" error message when catalog IDs are mismatched in SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS

When your SharePoint Portal Server 2003-based computer does not propagate successfully, catalog IDs may mismatch. If catalog IDs are mismatched, search servers may be taken offline and the search capacity may be reduced. You may receive an error similar to the following:

Search server has failed to service the queries for consecutive 30 secs due to mismatched CatID. You may need to repair or replace this search server.

RESOLUTION

This problem was first fixed in a hotfix that is now contained in a service pack. If you installed the latest SharePoint Portal Server 2003 service pack, you do not have to install the hotfix.

Service pack information

This problem is corrected in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

Hotfix information

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package that is dated September 17, 2004.

MORE INFORMATION

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Modify the registry at your own risk.
To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:

1.	Quit all open programs.
2.	Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
3.	Locate and then click to select the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\spssearch\searchservice\PropPessimisticFlag
4.	After you select the key that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
5.	Type Propagation Rollback Flag, and then press ENTER.
6.	Right-click Propagation Rollback Flag, and then click Modify.
7.	In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8.	On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
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