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The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Directory.SharePoint.Provider.UnifiedGroupContentDbOperationsJob threw an exception

January 7, 2017 · by dave.webb · in Service Applications, SharePoint 2016, Troubleshooting

In a SharePoint 2016 development environment I am seeing the following error being logged constantly: OWSTIMER.EXE (0x0D20) 0x0D98 SharePoint Foundation Timer 6398 Critical The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Directory.SharePoint.Provider.UnifiedGroupContentDbOperationsJob (ID 038e2f91-ce67-45e8-8fb9-27d3ba751ed4) threw an exception. More information is included below.  UserProfileApplicationProxy Proxy is null. (Correlation=9deccd9d-73f6-e0e0-fc3f-1fd5c2c5f82d) 9deccd9d-73f6-e0e0-fc3f-1fd5c2c5f82d I…

Search has encountered a problem that prevents results from being returned. If the issue persists, please contact your administrator

December 5, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Search, Service Applications, SharePoint 2013, Web parts

In our SharePoint 2013 farm we have some Content Search Web Parts that display content based on a search query.  These work fine in our production environment but in the DR environment they just produce an error (as per the…

The search service is not able to connect to the machine that hosts the administration component

October 2, 2016 · by dave.webb · in AutoSPInstaller, Search, Service Applications, SharePoint 2013, Troubleshooting

I have discovered a problem with the Search Service Application in my DR farm.  Any query in the Enterprise Search Centre produces an error: Search has encountered a problem that prevents results from being returned. If the issue persists, please…

Backup a service application using PowerShell

Backup a service application using PowerShell

May 1, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Backups, Service Applications, SharePoint 2013

If you are making changes to a service application and need to take a backup beforehand this can be done quickly using the Backup-SPFarm cmdlet.  Here is an example of how to backup the Managed Metadata service application and proxy:…

SharePoint 2013 – User profile synchronization stuck in Synchronizing state

March 17, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Service Applications, SharePoint 2013, Troubleshooting

My User Profile Synchronization service has been running without issue for some time but today I noticed it had been stuck in a Synchronizing state for the past 5 days.  I attempted to stop the sync but it stayed in…

SharePoint 2013 - create an external content type for SQL Server

SharePoint 2013 – create an external content type for SQL Server

January 29, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Service Applications, SharePoint 2013, Tips and Tricks

I am creating an external content type to display records from an SQL table in a SharePoint list, using a target application in the Secure Store for authentication.  I will do this using SharePoint Designer 2013.  At a minimum, I…

Access denied by Business Data Connectivity

Access denied by Business Data Connectivity

January 27, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Service Applications, SharePoint 2013, Troubleshooting

While creating an external content type in SharePoint Designer 2013 the following error was displayed when adding a connection to an SQL server using an impersonated custom identity: Access denied by Business Data Connectivity This occurred because the user does…

SharePoint 2013 – Configure the Secure Store and create a Target Application

January 27, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Service Applications, SharePoint 2013

I am configuring a Secure Store and creating a Target Application to store credentials for an external SQL database using SQL authentication.  This is done in a few simple steps using Central Administration: Register a managed account to run the…

Microsoft recommendations on scaling out Search components

January 3, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Search, Service Applications, SharePoint 2013

I’m currently preparing to take the 70-332 exam (Advanced Solutions of Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2013) and suspect there may be questions relating to Search Service capacity planning.  These are the Microsoft recommendations for scaling out the Search Service components that…

SharePoint 2013 - The tagging service is currently unavailable

SharePoint 2013 – The tagging service is currently unavailable

March 27, 2015 · by dave.webb · in Service Applications, SharePoint 2013, Troubleshooting

Today I tried to post something on my News Feed using a hash tag, but was promptly hit with the following error message: Something went wrong The tagging service is currently unavailable.  Please try again later. I was also unable…

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