The filename you’ve specified is either invalid or too long
I have just created a new web application and site collection in SharePoint 2013. With a large number of documents to place into a Document Library I thought it would be easier to copy and paste them using Windows Explorer,…
"Sorry, something went wrong" error after enabling RBS (Remote Blob Storage)
I have just configured and enabled RBS for my SharePoint 2013 environment and now when I try to access the site I get the following error message: Sorry, something went wrong Cannot complete this action. Please try again. Yet…
A certificate validation operation took xxxx milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold
I have just noticed the following message logged several times in the Application Event Log on a SharePoint 2013 Application server: A certificate validation operation took 23369.387 milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold. If this continues to occur,…
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…
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…
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…
Add a user to a SharePoint group using PowerShell
It’s fairly easy to add a user to a SharePoint group using the New-SPUser command. All you need to know is the URL of the site, the name of the user and the group they are to become a member of. …
Using sp_BLITZ to verify SQL configuration
I’m not an SQL expert so I imagine I make a lot of common mistakes when setting up databases. I have just discovered sp_BLITZ by Brent Ozar, which is a set of scripts that will assess the configuration, security, health…
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. …
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