Recreate the sitemap in the configuration database
I have just installed the latest cumulative update on the servers in my SharePoint 2013 DR farm. Unfortunately, after installing the binaries, running the products configuration wizard failed. After looking through the logs it became evident that the site map…
SharePoint 2013 – enable the Blob Cache
The blob cache (one of four cache types in SharePoint 2013) is a disk based cache to improve the speed at which pages load (it also reduces load on the database server). Enabling this requires editing the web.config file on each…
Backup a service application using PowerShell
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:…