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…
More Cache hosts are running in this deployment than are registered with SharePoint
So, I’ve just installed SharePoint Foundation 2013 on a clean Windows 2012 server yet the Health Analyzer is complaining about a few things. I’ll work my way through fixing them and the first one I’ll tackle is “More Cache hosts…
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…
Planning a SharePoint 2013 deployment?
If, like me, you are planning to move from SharePoint 2013 sometime soon then this free set of resources from Microsoft will certainly be of use to you. It contains several visual representations of recommended solutions for SharePoint 2013 relating…
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…
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