All you need to know to deploy software updates (hotifx, patch) to SharePoint 2007

Installing software updates for WSS 3.0 is not like installing on a Window Server role. For one, all the servers in a WSS 3.0 needs to be in sync with the latest binary changes that an update may have.

Even in a single server applying a hotfix involves other tasks like executing the Configuration Wizard.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288269.aspx

Training videos on SharePoint's BI feature

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102824571033.aspx?pid=CH101785431033

Event ID: 5333 Error.

I was getting the following error in my SharePoint. It was tracked by System Center Operations Manager 2007.

Event Type: ErrorEvent
Source: Office SharePoint ServerEvent
Category: User Profiles Event ID: 5553
Date: 9/22/2008
Time: 11:00:02 AM
User: N/A
Computer: yourmomma
Description:failure trying to synch site bc0e54f5-b924-48b7-9196-0e383c80a078 for ContentDB ab1e590d-582c-4bdc-9ce5-47ec2607372a WebApp b3d80439-d3b8-4749-afc1-5a88e720ea9f. Exception message was Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED)).

Some quick search on the web found me this cool tool
SharePoint Inspector. http://www.codeplex.com/spi.

this tool allowed me to decode the database id and web application in the event log error to web application and database instances.

From there a quick stsadm based on a fix here, it all worked out :)

Hope this helps you too

DPM 2007 and SharePoint 2007 (MOSS and WSS)

I have implemented DPM 2007 for data recovery solution for my SharePoint farm, Exchange, Domain Controllers and SQL Servers.

Domain Controllers and SQL Servers were pretty straight forward.
Then came SharePoint.
Here are some information from TechNet on DPM 2007 protecting SharePoint 2007.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795864.aspx

There is also a webcasts in the link above.

BT involved in the SPK Kit Open Source project

BT is involved as an early adopter in the SharePoint Prodcasting Kit Open Source project.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/06/10/announcing-open-source-podcasting-kit-for-sharepoint-the-power-of-social-media-for-the-enterprise.aspx

The evaluation version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for this server has expired

Here is a fix for the above problem from my buddy Murthy, as we work on a SharePoint migration/implementation.
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This issue happened when I try to access the Mysite (web application) pages or any pages in the SSP admin web application.
There is no issue in accessing the Team sites, it is working fine.

Hmm, Strange Error made me to explore
The windows event log
Sharepoint log
SQL server log
Etc etc…

Many articles suggests different solution and one is as below

http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/archive/2008/01/02/evaluation-version-expired-but-not-really.aspx
http://mosschampions.com/blogs/moss/archive/2006/11/02/False-Expiry-messages-in-SharePoint.aspx


RESOLUTION: We gave group WSS_WPG Read permissions to following registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Office Server\12.0 We gave group WSS_ADMIN_WPG Full permissions to the same registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Office Server\12.0 We added application pool Account ("dcomcnfg.exe") to the Distributed users We rebooted the server

No Use with all those solutions.

Then I did Uninstall MOSS, and reconfigured the whole farm again, still got the issue.

Spent the whole day, finally I got one article says peculiar solution to this problem, it worked for me too.

Here is the link to the article https://blogs.pointbridge.com/Blogs/ayyapusetty_raja/Pages/Post.aspx?_ID=10

Here is the solution, Believe it


The evaluation version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for this server has expired
By: Raja Ayyapusetty Posted: November 22, 2007 at 1:24 PM
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Definitely not the message you want to see after paying a whole lot of bucks. This happened to a colleague of mine when he tried to setup "My Sites". In fact, same error message was thrown whenever he tried to use any feature of "MOSS Enterprise".
After opening MS ticket and much debugging, here is the solution:
Open the associated web.config
Make any change and undo it
Save the web.config
Believe it or not that is your solution. Hope this helps to somebody.


Regards
Murthy

Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog : Announcing the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Specification

CMIS continued.
Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog : Announcing the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Specification: "Announcing the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Specification"

Microsoft Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Team Blog : Announcing the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) specification

Integrating different ECMs together can be tough and sometimes impossible. Here is a initiative to bring different ECMs together.

Microsoft Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Team Blog : Announcing the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) specification: "Announcing the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) specification"

August SharePoint Case Studies! - Michael Gannotti on SharePoint +

August SharePoint Case Studies! - Michael Gannotti on SharePoint +: "August SharePoint Case Studies!"

Document Management Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007

Document Management Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007: "Document Management Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007"

Not so Chrome.

from the SANS Institute newsletter (NewsBites).

--Chrome Gets Some Dents
(September 3, 2008)
People have already begun to find vulnerabilities in the beta version of Google Chrome, the company's new web browser. In one scenario involving a flaw in the WebKit engine and another in Java, users could be tricked into downloading executable files. In another scenario, the browser could be crashed when users click on maliciously crafted links.

Proof-of-concept code has been posted for both vulnerabilities.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210300297
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Google-Chrome-flaws-come-soon-after-browser-release/article/116251/
http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Google-Chrome-beta-comes-with-security-holes--/news/111458

[Editor's Note (Pescatore): Let's see: by my math, if you multiply the security level of consumer-grade software times the security level of beta code, you get a whole mess of vulnerabilities that will be easily exploited. That said, I would love to see more competition in the browser world drive browsers to simpler code bases with more focus on security as the top feature, vs. trying to bundle in email clients and all kinds of other stuff.

(Schultz): For a nice, unbiased view of Chrome security, visit http://www.high-tower.com/blogs/bolcer/

By the way Chrome's EULA still shows
"By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google (NSDQ: GOOG) a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display, and distribute any Content which you submit, post, or display on or through, the Services."

Sad day for the SharePoint community

It was sad to find out one of the smartest guy in SharePoint,Patrick Tisseghem has passed away. I don't know him personally but i have read countless articles he has written on his blog, TechNet and MSDN, presentations he has done and books he are written.

My deepest condolonces goes to his family and friends.
Here are some of links referencing why we will all miss Patrick Tisseghem very much.
http://www.u2u.info/Blogs/Patrick/default.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/default.aspx
http://www.sharepointpros.org/News/Community%20Corner/A%20Sad%20Day%20for%20the%20SharePoint%20Community.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/archive/2008/09/05/patrick-tisseghem-one-of-a-kind.aspx


Sarbjit Singh Gill

Chrome EULA: Google owns all your shit

From a post of my friend, Manoj,
"Google Chrome EULA Claims Ownership of Everything You Create Using Chrome, From Emails to Blog Posts".

http://agarwalmk.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!780CD8FB86EF8F7C!15133.entry?wa=wsignin1.0

Best Practices Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007

Best Practices Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007: "Best Practices Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007
To avoid common pitfalls and keep your Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment available and performing well, follow these best practices based on real-world experience from Microsoft Consulting Services and the product team."

TechNite event in Bangsar Village II in KL on Aug 10th.

This was held in conjuction with TechED SEA 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.
Here are some pictures from the event.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12149942@N02/sets/72157607088812739/

/Sarbjit Singh Gill

MOSS Faceted Search

Ever wanted to customize search results ? Look here first.
http://www.codeplex.com/FacetedSearch

Also there is the MSPress book, Inside the Index and Search Engines Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 by by Patrick Tisseghem and Lars Fastrup.

Also some good development references on SharePoint and WSS for understanding the SDK

Important MS events till end of the year

TechED 2008 EMEA
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/teched2008/

Microsoft Professional Development Conference 2008 (PDC 2008)
http://microsoftpdc.com/

SharePoint Connection 2008
http://www.devconnections.com/shows/FALL2008SP/default.asp?s=123

Using Federated Search in Geographic Environments

SharePoint 2007 document teams blog.
http://blogs.technet.com/tothesharepoint/archive/2008/07/18/3090988.aspx

Deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 geographically

This is a very good read for geographically dispersed MOSS 2007 deployments.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/02/22/deploying-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-2007-geographically.aspx

SharePoint Server 2007 Powers Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/08/06/sharepoint-server-2007-powers-beijing-2008-olympic-games.aspx

The case study is here: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000002332