Get the status of the search service using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

 
##Get the status of the search service using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell
$uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/Search.asmx?wsdl" 

## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/Search.asmx
$searchWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential
## Returns a status of search service which would be either ONLINE or OFFLINE 
$searchWebServiceReference.Status()