SharePoint 2010 – Clearing the Configuration Cache

I have had a couple issues come up that, like a browser, clearing the cache seems to have been the trick.

Here is an article I found with some good instructions on how to do this for yoru SharePoint 2010 Farm.

Enjoy,

Tim

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James Waymire

Microsoft

There were many common issues that could occur in WSS v3 and MOSS that would require you to clear the configuration cache on your servers. While less common, these issues can still turn up occasionally on SharePoint Server 2010 (And Foundation). While the resolution for these issues might be the same, the steps are a bit different. The main thing to note is that the Configuration Cache is located in a different directory on Windows Server 2008 then it was in Windows Server 2003. The new path for the Configuration Cache under Windows Server 2008 is: %SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config\The overall steps remain largely the same:

1. Stop the Timer service. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
   2. Right-click SharePoint 2010 Timer, and then click Stop.
   3. Close the Services console.
2. On the computer that is running Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and on which the Central Administration site is hosted, click Start, click Run, type explorer, and then press ENTER.
3. In Windows Explorer, locate and then double-click the following folder:
4. %SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config\GUID
5. Notes
1. The %SystemDrive% system variable specifies the letter of the drive on which Windows is installed. By default, Windows is installed on drive C.
2. The GUID placeholder specifies the GUID folder. There may be more than one of these.
3. The ProgramData folder may be hidden. To view the hidden folder, follow these steps:
1. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
2. Click the View tab.
3. In the Advanced settings list, click Show hidden files and folders under Hidden files and folders, and then click OK.
4. You can also simply type this directly in the path if you do not want to show hidden files and folders.
6. Back up the Cache.ini file. (Make a copy of it. DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE, Only the XML files in the next step)
7. Delete all the XML configuration files in the GUID folder (DO NOTE DELETE THE FOLDER). Do this so that you can verify that the GUID folders content is replaced by new XML configuration files when the cache is rebuilt.
   Note When you empty the configuration cache in the GUID folder, make sure that you do NOT delete the GUID folder and the Cache.ini file that is located in the GUID folder.
8. Double-click the Cache.ini file.
9. On the Edit menu, click Select All.
10. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
11. Type 1, and then click Save on the File menu. (Basically when you are done, the only text in the config.ini file should be the number 1)
12. On the File menu, click Exit.
13. Start the Timer service. To do this, follow these steps:
    1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
    2. Right-click SharePoint 2010 Timer, and then click Start.
    3. Close the Services console.
14. Note The file system cache is re-created after you perform this procedure. Make sure that you perform this procedure on all servers in the server farm.
15. Make sure that the Cache.ini file in the GUID folder now contains its previous value. For example, make sure that the value of the Cache.ini file is not 1.
16. Check in the GUID folder to make sure that the xml files are repopulating. This may take a bit of time.

Original Link:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesway/archive/2011/05/23/sharepoint-2010-clearing-the-configuration-cache.aspx

 

SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Cmdlets Reference

SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Cmdlets Reference.

iPad and SharePoint – End User – NothingButSharePoint.com

I found this one and had to re-post it…

Enjoy,

Tim

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iPad and SharePoint – End User – NothingButSharePoint.com.

The last couple of weeks I have been focussing on finding a solution to let the iPad communicate with SharePoint.

 

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The last couple of weeks I have been focussing on finding a solution to let the iPad communicate with SharePoint. In my research on the Internet I found the following applications:

• SharePlus
• Documents to Go

With these two applications you can use the iPad to view your SharePoint portal and, for example, add announcements or edit documents.

SharePlus

SharePlus is an application created by Southlabs (http://www.southlabs.com). By using SharePlus you can view your SharePoint portal on the iPad (or iPhone, Mac and playbook) and perform most of the actions you normally would, by using the browser. I used the Pro version ($ 15) but you can try out the free version. Check out this URL for the differences between the two:

http://www.southlabs.com/detail.aspx?id=SharePlus

The start screen of SharePlus will look like this:

You can now add the SharePoint site you want to view. By using the Navigator menu you add three type of SharePoint portals:

• On Premise
• Form based authentication
• Office 365

The first two you would expect but I am pretty excited about the third option. Southlabs made it possible to use SharePoint Online 2010 from the Office 365 suite. That is really fast and impressive. After you’ve added the SharePoint Online site you will have to use your credentials:

I advise selecting the Keep me signed in option so you don’t have to do this every time 😉 After you’ve signed in, you will see the content of the SharePoint site:

You immediately have a nice overview of all the lists and libraries your SharePoint site contains. It is really easy to create new items. Let’s create an announcement (aankondigingen in Dutch). Just click on the list and on the + sign in the top right corner:

Now choose Add announcement and the create item screen will appear:

The create item screen looks similar to the browser version and will show all the standard and custom columns. After creating the announcement it will appear in the list:

You can easily edit or delete it by selecting the item and using the edit button in the top right corner. This works the same for all the other SharePoint items (apart from documents, but more about that in my follow up blog post).

Documents to Go

Documents to Go is an application to create and edit Office documents on non-Microsoft devices. The application has been created by Dataviz (http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/). It costs around $ 10 so that is not too bad. You can create the following documents:

There are a couple of nice design options available:

You can make text bold or italic, or just give it a nice blue colour

The other features are aimed at aligning text, and in the picture below you can use bulleted or numbered lists.

So you can use a number of features to create a Word document. The same applies for Excel and with PowerPoint you get three templates to create presentation slides.

I hope you’ve gotten a nice overview of these two applications. In my follow up blog post I will show you how editing documents works with SharePlus and Documents to Go.

How to: Create a Server Alias for Use by a Client (SQL Server Configuration Manager)

I don’t create, or connect to, new database instances that often, so this post is just a quick reference for me.
Enjoy,
Tim

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MSDN:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190445.aspx

Aliases created with SQL Server Configuration Manager can be used with any client application. The connection strings described in SQL Server Configuration Manager Help can be useful for programmers who create their own connection strings.
To access alias information in SQL Server Configuration Manager Help
In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Native Client Configuration, right-click Aliases, and then click New Alias.

1. Press F1, or click Help.
2. The New Alias (Alias Tab) topic describes the New Alias dialog box, and contains links to valid connection strings for each type of protocol.