Hi All,
I had also problem configuring the topology. I managed to get it to work by starting Search Query and Site Settings Service on app server. After that I managed to active the topology on WFE servers.
With this script you can check if the Search is working ok. I ran this on the app server (before I enabled the service).
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/knutbran/archive/2012/11/30/how-to-view-the-status-of-the-sharepoint-2013-search-service.aspx
br,
-Kalle
I had also problem configuring the topology. I managed to get it to work by starting Search Query and Site Settings Service on app server. After that I managed to active the topology on WFE servers.
With this script you can check if the Search is working ok. I ran this on the app server (before I enabled the service).
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/knutbran/archive/2012/11/30/how-to-view-the-status-of-the-sharepoint-2013-search-service.aspx
br,
-Kalle