w3wp.exe: All query processing components are in ‘Failed’ status
Users are currently unable to use the Search Centre in our SharePoint 2013 environment, they see the following error: Sorry, something went wrong. Search has encountered a problem that prevents results from being returned. If the issue persists, please contact…
SharePoint 2013 – “Sorry, something went wrong” when configuring Incoming E-Mail Settings
While trying to enable incoming email settings for a document library in SharePoint 2013 I clicked OK on the form and received the following error: Sorry, something went wrong An unexpected error has occurred. I found the following in the ULS logs…
SharePoint 2013 – “An unexpected error has occurred” when configuring incoming E-Mail settings
While trying to enable incoming E-mail settings for a document library within SharePoint 2013 I received the following error: An unexpected error has occurred. I used the Merge-SPLogFile PowerShell cmdlet to collate all log entries relating to the correlation ID. 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…
SharePoint 2013 – create a new eDiscovery Centre
An eDiscovery site can be used to search for, preserve and export content in SharePoint, Exchange or Skype for Business (formerly known as Lync). To create a new site collection for eDiscovery just follow these simple steps: Log in to…
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…
SharePoint 2013 – URL is not a valid routing destination
When configuring a new Send To Connection in Central Administration for a library based retention schedule I received the following error: Verification Failed: URL is not a valid routing destination 1. Open Site Settings and under Site Actions click Manage…
SharePoint 2013 – There are no registered destination locations for this site
I am creating a library based retention schedule to automatically move documents over a certain age to an archive location. However, when setting the action to Transfer to another location I receive an error message: There are no registered destination…