A Dtrace of the w3wp process will show the following:
Event ID: 41521 Enterprise Vault Search cannot perform certain operations. Check that all Enterprise Vault services are running.
EV-H {EVS} Exception: '~/Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd' is missing in web.config. RadScriptManager requires a HttpHandler registration in web.config. Please, use the control Smart Tag to add the handler automatically, or see the help for more information: Controls > RadScriptManager Info:Unhandled Exception in Enterprise Vault Search. || User: EV\VSA|| Diag: Type:System.InvalidOperationException ST: at Telerik.Web.UI.RadScriptManager.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)| at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()| at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()| at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()| at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) Inner:None
v-437-41521
This issue is caused by an httpHandler not being enabled for the EVSearchClient.
Update the following file to ensure the line is no longer commented out.
Should be changed to:
Once the above is modified perform an iisreset on the EV server and validate the issue has been resolved.