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Configure Active Directory (AD) Synchronization for SharePoint 2010

JPPinto — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:05:58 +0000

Step 1 – Prerequisites Account needed for Syncing We need an account set up for the AD profile synchronization. Let’s call it “Service-spADsync“, we need to configure a couple of things on this account in AD: Add “Replicate Directory Changes” permission On the domain controller, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory [...]

Configuring Adobe PDF iFilter 9 for 64-bit platforms for MS SharePoint 2010

JPPinto — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:00:23 +0000

1. Install Adobe PDF iFilter 9 for 64-bit platforms on the INDEXING server(s) in your farm. You can get the binaries here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4025 2. Verify that PDF has been added to the registry. a. Run Regedit by browsing to c:\Windows\system32\regedt32.exe and double-clicking it. b. Within left-side tree, browse to: \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\14.0\Search\Applications\{site GUID}\Gather\Portal_Content\Extensions\ExtensionList c. If PDF [...]

Is there a maximum number of folders I can have in a Document Library in SharePoint 2010?

JPPinto — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:48:57 +0000

Is there any limit in the number of folders a document library can contain? Actually got 50 thousand folders to upload to a document library. “There is capacity planning guidance–very detailed guidance!–on TechNet (Daniel’s link). Capacity is really about performance–there are very few hard-wired limits–and performance is based on usage and content. Maximum number of [...]

Reporting Services – Missing “Export” to function

JPPinto — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:21:33 +0000

We have a SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Service running in Sharepoint integrated mode. Everything is working fine, we have already set up a Sharepoint library for storing reports. When I log in with a Farm administrator account (or with an account that has Full permission on the site), I can make subscriptions in reports [...]

Is there an option to Execute a Content Organizer Rule manually?

JPPinto — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:54:51 +0000

Is there an option to execute a content organizer rule manually? “The system waits for a timer job to run which looks for items in the drop off libraries of the various sites that have been created and processes any of the items in the drop box – if possible. You can change the schedule [...]

Is there a Service Pack for SQL 2008 R2?

JPPinto — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:18:15 +0000

Is there a service pack for SQL 2008 R2? Does the SQL 2008 service pack work with SQL 2008 R2? Actually CU 4 is now out, which fixes some more issues. http://sqlserver-qa.net/blogs/sql2008/archive/2010/10/19/9679.aspx SQL 2008 R2 service pack? Monday, December 13, 2010 6:13 PMCharlie Hawkins 0 Sign In to Vote Is there a service pack [...]

Installing October SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update

JPPinto — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:53:34 +0000

In this article I will install SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update on my SharePoint 2010 farm. You can find the latest news and updates about SharePoint 2010 products on this site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff800847.aspx Needed Updates: * SharePoint Foundation 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2394323/ * SharePoint Server 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2394320/ I did the actual installation using the August 2010 cumulative [...]

Installing August SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update

JPPinto — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:16:11 +0000

In this article I will install the August SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update on my SharePoint 2010 farm. You can find the latest news and updates about SharePoint 2010 products on this site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff800847.aspx Needed Updates: SharePoint Foundation 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028568 – the file that will be extracted from the zip file is “spf-kb2352346-fullfile-x64-glb.exe” SharePoint Server 2010: [...]

Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides

JPPinto — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:06:44 +0000

These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008. They are not as visually great as the guides I try to create, however they are still helpful. Original article @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=518D870C-FA3E-4F6A-97F5-ACAF31DE6DCE&displaylang=en Creating_and_Deploying_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Templates_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc 158KB Download Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in a Multiple Forest Environment Step-by-Step Guide.doc 314KB Download Deploying Active [...]

Error: Only machine administrators are allowed to create administration service job definitions of type

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:52:14 +0000

Issue: Tried to deploy a custom solution on a SharePoint 2010 farm from Central Administration > System Settings > Manage Farm solutions. I received the following error in the ULS logs. Access denied. Only machine administrators are allowed to create administration service job definitions of type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSolutionDeploymentJobDefinition, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c Fix: This fix only [...]

WLBS (NLB) – Multicast vs Unicast

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:39:59 +0000

Original post @ Techscrawl.com Microsoft’s NLB Clustering is kind of to High Availability Load Balancing what Natural Light is to the beer world. Both will basically get the job done, and on the cheap, but in the long run they might leave you with a wicked headache and wishing you spent a few extra dollars [...]

How to Change an Office 2010 License/Product Key

JPPinto — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:38 +0000

Issue: You go to activate Microsoft Office 2010 and you receive a message stating, “Your copy of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 cannot be activated because the specified Product Key has already been activated the maximum number of times permitted for your software license as specified in the Microsoft Software License Terms.” The [...]

Create custom Columns & Content Types in SharePoint 2007 (MOSS) using C#

JPPinto — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:29:10 +0000

I created a small utility using C# to do the following in tasks (listed below) in SharePoint. The example code used for this is also located in this article it covers all of these SharePoint tasks. 1. Create 3 columns in SharePoint. a. “Example Amount” – Type: Current, Not a Required Field b. [...]

How to change the listening port for RDC/RDP (Remote Desktop Connection)

JPPinto — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:50:05 +0000

In this article we will change the default listening port for RDC/RDP from 3389 to 5555. This is useful when you want to prevent external or internal users from scanning port 3389 to see what computers are available to connect to. Sure they can scan port 5555 however it is another step for an intruder [...]

Remote Desktop Connection (RDP/RDC) will automatically resize when moving it

JPPinto — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:23:40 +0000

Background: I have a bunch of RDP files which I use to connect to all my servers. I like to set them to 1024×768 so I can fit many desktops within my desktop. Problem: When I started using Windows 7, I was really annoyed when I tried to move my RDP window, it would resize [...]

How to Configure IIS SMTP Server to forward emails using a Gmail account

JPPinto — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:31:50 +0000

This is very useful when you want to test outgoing email for an application but not have access to an SMTP server. This is great for many applications including SQL Reporting Services, SharePoint and any other application which allows you to set an email/smtp server. Prerequisites 1. Create and setup a Gmail account at http://www.gmail.com [...]

Creating a GPO to Disable Services on Windows Servers

JPPinto — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:51:57 +0000

I have 5 SharePoint Servers; I would like to disable a couple unused and unnecessary services on all of them. Create Organizational Unit (OU) The first thing I am going to do is create an OU (Organizational Unit) in AD and add these servers to the OU Within “Active Directory Users and Computers” right click [...]

DCPROMO on Windows Server 2008

JPPinto — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:26:21 +0000

From my Windows Server 2008 machine, I will be running DCPROMO to turn it into a domain controller for my new domain. Prerequisites Networking Before we run DCPROMO, we need to make sure we have a Static IP Address set. If this is your first Domain Controller on your network set the DNS server to [...]

SharePoint 2010: Load Balance Central Administration

JPPinto — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:22:41 +0000

I am logged on to LAB-INDX as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint. LAB-INDX is one of the servers where Central Administration is located, to avoid double hops. I will configure the farm directly on the server which hosts Central Administration Open “SharePoint 2010 Central Administration” from the “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products” under All Programs Select “Configure alternate access mappings” [...]

SharePoint 2010: Create Index Mirror

JPPinto — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:21:50 +0000

I am logged on to LAB-INDX as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint. LAB-INDX is one of the servers where Central Administration is located, to avoid double hops. I will configure the farm directly on the server which hosts Central Administration Open “SharePoint 2010 Central Administration” from the “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products” under All Programs Under “Application Management” select “Manage [...]