Search has encountered a problem that prevents results from being returned. If the issue persists, please contact your administrator
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
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
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 – create an external content type for SQL Server
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
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
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
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
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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