AutoSPInstaller error – Failed to download WCF Data Services 5.6 installation package
I have downloaded SharePoint 2013 SP1 (Service Pack 1) to be installed offline with AutoSPInstaller 3.96. However, the prerequisites installer fails with the following error: WARNING: 2014-04-21 09:15:29 – Error: InternetOpenUrl failed (0X80072EE7=-2147012889) WARNING: 2014-04-21 09:15:29 – Error: Failed to…
The selected cells are read-only
Today I received a report from a user that while using Datasheet View to manage a list they were presented with the following error message: "The selected cells are read-only" I have come across this in the past and the…
Moving a site collection between content databases (SharePoint 2013 using PowerShell
I have created a new site collection within a SharePoint 2013 web application and want it to use a new content database. After creating the new content database using the New-SPContentDatabase cmdlet I used the Move-SPSite cmdlet: Move-SPSite <URL> –DestinationDatabase…
Unknown SQL Exception 297 occurred
While monitoring the ULS logs on a SharePoint 2010 server I could see the following message being logged every few minutes for each and every database: Unknown SQL Exception 297 occurred. Additional error information from SQL Server is included below. The…
AutoSPInstaller error – the tool was unable to install Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role
I have just downloaded AutoSPInstaller 3.96 to install SharePoint 2013 onto a clean Windows 2012 R2 server but it fails to install the IIS role, generating the following error: WARNING: 2014-04-20 18:01:10 – Error: Unable to install (2) WARNING: 2014-04-20…
AutoSPInstaller GUI
For anybody that uses AutoSPInstaller I can highly recommend you download and use AutoSPInstaller GUI. It is a very simple and easy to use application that provides an interface for editing the autospinstallerinput.xml file. Here are some screenshots of it…