Using Get-SPWebTemplate to list available site templates
The New-SPSite PowerShell cmdlet allows you to specify the name of a template to use. If you don’t know the names of all the templates then use the Get-SPWebTemplate command to produce a list: Get-SPWebTemplate | Sort-Object “Name The list…
Installing SharePoint 2013 with a configuration file
SharePoint 2013 supports the use of a configuration file to perform a scripted or silent installation. There are some sample configuration files included in the setup: Setup – setup a single server (files\setup\config.xml) SetupFarmSilent – setup a farm in silent…
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…
Performing an in place upgrade of SharePoint 2010 Foundation to Standard
I have just performed an in-place upgrade of SharePoint 2010 Foundation to Standard 2010 and it was a fairly straight forward process. However if, like me, your SharePoint Foundation 2010 server was previously upgraded from WSS 3.0 then you’ll need…
Install SharePoint 2010 using AutoSPInstaller
I’m about to create a whole new installation of SharePoint 2010 so have decided to take AutoSPInstaller for a test drive. To prepare, I have: Built a new Windows 2008 R2 server and installed Active Directory, creating a new domain…
Applying updates automatically during installation
When installing SharePoint onto many servers it can take some time afterwards to install the available updates. To make life easier they can be installed automatically during installation simply by placing them into the Updates folder within the installation source. …
Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role: configuration error
I’m installing SharePoint 2013 on Windows 2012 ‘offline’ – the server has no Internet access. Within minutes of starting the Preparation Tool to install the prerequisites it has failed to install the Web Server (IIS) Role. The process failed because…
Configuration Failed – Failed to create sample data
I am installing SharePoint 2013 for the first time – it’s a standalone installation on a clean Windows 2012 server. SharePoint appears to have installed without incident but the Configuration Wizard has failed with the following message: “The SDDL string…
Configuration Failed – Failed to create the configuration database
I’m installing SharePoint Foundation 2013 for the first time on a clean Windows 2012 server and, until now, it was going well. I have installed the prerequisites and SharePoint Foundation but the Configuration Wizard failed with this error: Failed to…