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06. Create AI Search Resource

[!NOTE] Continue here and create resource manually only if your Azure subscription was not pre-provisioned with a lab Resource Group

This step is done on the Azure Portal, not Azure AI Studio.

  • [] 01 | Switch browser tab to +++https://portal.azure.com+++
    • Click on "Create a resource" on the home page
    • Search for +++Azure AI Search+++ in Create hub page.
    • Click the Create drop down in the matching result.
  • [] 02 | Complete the "Create a search service" flow
    • Subscription - leave default
    • Resource Group - select the resource group for AI project
    • Service Name - use +++contoso-chat-aisearch+++
    • Location - use +++East US+++ (Note the changed region!!)
    • Pricing tier - check that it is set to Standard
  • [] 03 | Review and Create resource
    • Click "Review and Create" for a last review
    • Click "Create" to confirm creation
    • You should see a "Deployment in progress" indicator
  • [] 04 | Activate Semantic Search capability
    • Wait for the deployment to complete'
    • Click Go to resource to visit AI Search resource page
    • Click the Semantic Ranker option in the sidebar (left)
    • Check Select Plan under Standard, to enable capability.
    • Click Yes on the popup regarding service costs.