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Antivirus Exclusions for SharePoint 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2
This comes up all of the time for me and it is high time that I created a single place for me to see every antivirus exclusion that is necessary for production SharePoint 2010 and SQL 2008 R2 servers to … Continue reading
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Can you run the Configuration Wizard on multiple SharePoint 2010 farm hosts at once?
Simply put, no. Take for example, you install the bits for the service pack 1 upgrade. The first thing, of course, is that you need to finish installing those bits on all of the servers in your farm. But then … Continue reading
A SharePoint Consultant’s list of scope-growing factors
As I’m preparing to start work on building a single-server SharePoint 2010 pilot rig for a client, I was listing things to check for before I would be willing to shoot off my mouth about how easy the installation will … Continue reading
Forefront UAG install fails – Event ID 11406, Error 1406
I had four clean Windows 2008 R2 installed servers all in a row fail when installing Forefront Unified Access Gateway with the same error: Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 9/29/2011 1:10:10 PM Event ID: 11406 Task Category: None Level: … Continue reading
Can’t use PSconfig to create SharePoint 2010 configdb
On a client’s site today I was having a horrible time trying to use psconfig to create a configdb. The reason I was doing it is because the client wanted every SharePoint database to have a certain prefix on the … Continue reading
Well hello, Dolly
After running WordPress for several years, I just today activated the Hello Dolly plugin. I have to say, it really does lighten the mood… as advertised. Technorati Tags: Internet
Searching Through Active Directory
There used to be a time when it was easy to search for Active Directory users or security groups or computer names. Back in Windows 2000 it was easy but now you need a dozen clicks to get XP or … Continue reading
Memoirs of a SharePoint 2010 pilot install
I had a one-day quick gig yesterday where the client had a blanked VM ready and an existing SQL server. He wants to show his users and stakeholders what SharePoint 2010 looks like but doesn’t really know what his or … Continue reading
I’m not dead yet. I’m feeling happyyyyyy.
Merry holiday dear readers and search engine bots! My employer is assigning me away from my long standing project (2.5 years) after this week. Starting in January, I’ll be working on…. something else. I don’t even know what, yet. But … Continue reading
How to disable SSL 2.0 and force SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 in IIS
I lot of places want to disable weaker encryption levels and require more secure encryption levels. There isn’t a lot of clear procedures out there that explain how this is done. So for the greater good, I’m posting it here. … Continue reading