"Search launcher" in the SVC consumption summary index

[PotatoDataUser]

I was looking at my organizations SVC Utilization by the hour and I noticed this component under the label "process_type" with the value "Search launcher" which is consuming a huge portion of the SVCs.

What exactly is this search launcher?
How do I deep dive into whats running under the hood?
Any tips on how to approach on reducing the svc consumed by this?

[richgalloway · Accepted solution]

Search Launcher is the process that starts (launches) searches.  The reason is has such a large proportion of SVCs is it's the catch-all category for searches that complete too fast (<10 seconds) to have their own metrics.

Unfortunately, there is no way to dive into what is contributing to the Search Launcher metrics.

I would focus on SVCs that are NOT used by Search Launcher as they represent bigger potential improvements.