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Topology.svc Exception System.InvalidOperationException: The service implementation object was not initialized or is not available.

Shawa — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:36:04 GMT

Ok so this time i will kept it short as much as possible . So i came across an issue where i was trying to publish MetadaServiceApplication and to be used in a different SharePoint Farm . It was working fine on some of the servers but on the rest of the servers i kept getting errors in the ULS logs of this type. An exception occurred when calling SPTopologyWebServiceApplicationProxy.EnumerateSharedServiceApplications on service https://<>Topology/topology.svc : System.ServiceModel.FaultException`1[System.ServiceModel.ExceptionDetail]: The service implementation object was not initialized or is not available. (Fault Detail is equal to An ExceptionDetail, likely created by IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults=true, whose value is: System.InvalidOperationException: The service implementation object was not initialized or is not available. at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process(Boolean isOperationContextSet)). I added the necessary elements to debug the endpoint . But i didn't find much . Once i restarted the Application Discovery and Load Balancer Service on the affected it worked like charm. Get-SPServiceInstance -All | ?{$_.TypeName -eq "Application Discovery and Load Balancer Service"}| Select TypeName,Server,Status,ID $Service= Get-SPServiceInstance -ID <> $Service.Stop() $Service.Start() For more details about this service please check the following blog : https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dtaylor/2011/02/23/sharepoint-2010-service-application-load-balancer/

Reduce the WSS_logging SharePoint 2010

Shawa — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:56:31 GMT

This post is going to provide a quick overview of the timer job “Diagnostic Data Provider :Trace log” which is being used rarely by users. Background I recently came into a very interesting case where the wss_logging database has reached the 260 GB . By generating the report Disk Usage by Top Tables report in , we found that the top tables are the ones with the naming convention dbo.ULSTraceLog_Partition(x) where x = 0…31 So The next logical step was to check what kind of data these tables use and what i found that it is full with very old data from ULS logs files . So how this data is supposed to be removed to reduce the size of the wss_logging. Troubleshooting By digging a bit around these tables , I found that these tables don’t exist by default the wss_logging database. They got created once you enable a timer job called “Diagnostic Data Provider :Trace log”. This timer job is disabled by default. In my case after this timer job was enabled for a while and then it got disabled back the data remained in the partitions. And in order to get rid of these data we had to enable the timer job “Diagnostic Data Provider :Trace log” and also to execute the following script where I set the retention for the logs to 1 day and run the job $job=Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider | where {$_.Name -match "job-diagnostics-uls-provider"} $job.Retention = 1 $job.RunNow() You may need to shrink the database afterwards to release the unused space. Conclusion Diagnostic Data Provider :Trace log is a timer job ,which is disabled by default, responsible for importing the uls logs from system files into the logging database . Enabling this timer job is going to create 31 tables in the logging database “WSS_logging” with the following naming convention dbo.ULSTraceLog_Partition(x) where x starts from 0 to 31 Each partition is going to save the uls logs of specific date for example dbo.ULSTraceLog_Partition28 is going to save the uls logs for the 13th of the month and dbo.ULSTraceLog_Partition29 is going to save the uls logs for the 14th of the month … so on Disabling the timer job Diagnostic Data Provider :Trace log is not going to remove these data. In order to remove the old data either to wait the month to be finished so it can be refilled with new data or you can execute the following cmdlet $job=Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider | where {$_.Name -match "job-diagnostics-uls-provider"} $job.Retention = x $job.RunNow() Where x can be any value from 1 to 14

Http Error 417 while trying to create a new external content type

Shawa — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:24:33 GMT

I had the following error while trying to create a new External Content Type from SharePoint Designer. The interesting thing in here was that i had other external content types created on the same site collection but i was able to edit them without problems. After a lot of troubleshooting i found that /_vti_bin/bdcadminservice.svc is failing with this method 'GetEntityWithNameAndNamespace' . The solution i made in here was to re-provision the web application on the web front end server by stopping and starting the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application Service .

Unexpected Crash For SharePoint Timer Service

Shawa — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:32:09 GMT

If you are getting the following error in the system logs The SharePoint Timer Service service terminated with service-specific error %%-2147467259. This means that there is job failing in your environment causing a crash to the SharePoint Timer Service. 1- Check in your registry keys if you have the following keysExclusiveUpgradeMode; ExclusiveUpgradeFailed; ExclusiveUpgradeSessionId 2- Take backup for them and delete them. 3- Launch Central administration and delete the upgrade job from the job definition 4- Restart SharePoint Timer Server on all the servers

IRM Client Registry keys

Shawa — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:33:54 GMT

I had very interesting case where the customer was unable to open his protected IRM documents and we are getting the following error in the ULS logs. SharePoint Foundation Information Rights Management 5042 Critical Information Rights Management (IRM): There is a protector for file type docx, but the protector failed to initialize. Information Rights Management (IRM): The IRM status of the document [RMS Test 1/RMS Test 1.docx] is: cantencrypt (4), the return values is: 0x80004005. After some investigations I found that there are missing registry keys for the IRM client installed on the SharePoint Servers which caused this issue. Thanks to this Russian Article I was able to restore all the missing registry keys. Please keep a copy for them It may save your IRM one day .

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D231213-1E3B-4940-82C6-2BC8B93EE8E3}] @="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.OfcProtector.dll" @="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.OfcProtector.dll" @="OfcIrmProtector.Protector.15"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D231213-1E3B-4940-82C6-2BC8B93EE8E3}\TypeLib] @="OfcIrmProtector.Protector"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}] @="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.MsoProtector.dll" @="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.MsoProtector.dll" @="MsoIrmProtector.Protector.15"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}\TypeLib] @="MsoIrmProtector.Protector" @="PdfIrmProtector Class"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}\InprocServer]"ThreadingModel"="Both"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}\InprocServer32]"ThreadingModel"="Both"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}\ProgID] @="{54F5266E-EF9C-43A2-B273-CB3BA70EAD5A}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}\VersionIndependentProgID] @="FormIrmProtector Class"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}\InprocServer]"ThreadingModel"="Both"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}\InprocServer32]"ThreadingModel"="Both"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}\ProgID] @="{FDD24AD4-DADE-44EE-95C9-AA1E49B3A8D1}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}\VersionIndependentProgID] "{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}"="Microsoft.Office.Irm.FormIrmProtector""{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}"="Microsoft.Office.Irm.MsoIrmProtector" "Extensions"="XML""Version"="15"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\15.0\IrmProtectors\MsoIrmProtector]"Product"="MsoIrmProtector" "Extensions"="xps,docx,docm,dotx,dotm,xlsx,xlsm,xlsb,xltx,xltm,xlam,pptx,pptm,potx,potm,thmx,ppsx,ppsm""Version"="15"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\15.0\IrmProtectors\PdfIrmProtector]"Product"="PdfIrmProtector"
"Version"="15"
"Extensions"="PDF"
"Product"="OfcIrmProtector"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\15.0\IrmProtectors\OfcIrmProtector]
"Version"="15"
"Extensions"="doc,dot,xls,xlt,xla,ppt,pot,pps"
"Product"="FormIrmProtector"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\15.0\IrmProtectors\FormIrmProtector]
"{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}"="Microsoft.Office.Irm.PdfIrmProtector"
"{0D231213-1E3B-4940-82C6-2BC8B93EE8E3}"="Microsoft.Office.Irm.OfcIrmProtector"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\15.0\IrmProtectors]
@="FormIrmProtector.Protector"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}\TypeLib]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}\Programmable]
@="FormIrmProtector.Protector.15"
@="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.FormProtector.dll"
@="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.FormProtector.dll"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{338BA1B8-ABB2-480A-AACA-DB0A456D74D2}]
@="PdfIrmProtector.Protector"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}\TypeLib]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}\Programmable]
@="PdfIrmProtector.Protector.15"
@="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.PdfProtector.dll"
@="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Web Server Extensions\\15\\BIN\\Microsoft.Office.Irm.PdfProtector.dll"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC93F6CC-D367-4FC9-B3F6-E0933A24A8C8}]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}\VersionIndependentProgID]
@="{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}\ProgID]
"ThreadingModel"="Both"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}\InprocServer32]
"ThreadingModel"="Both"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{78E40D5F-0C51-45B6-AC87-72119EC6669A}\InprocServer]
@="MsoIrmProtector Class"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D231213-1E3B-4940-82C6-2BC8B93EE8E3}\VersionIndependentProgID]
@="{8794889A-B3A4-4246-8E86-E10CB8EA4DC1}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D231213-1E3B-4940-82C6-2BC8B93EE8E3}\ProgID]
"ThreadingModel"="Both"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D231213-1E3B-4940-82C6-2BC8B93EE8E3}\InprocServer32]
"ThreadingModel"="Both"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0D231213-1E3B-4940-82C6-2BC8B93EE8E3}\InprocServer]
@="OfcIrmProtector Class"

matching zone on IISsettings

Shawa — Mon, 30 May 2016 10:33:13 GMT

$webApps = Get-SPWebApplication $path = 'C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config' $xml = [xml](Get-Content -Path $path) if($webApps -ne $null -and $xml -ne $null) { foreach($webApp in $webApps) { foreach($zone in $webApp.IisSettings.keys) { $node = $xml.SelectSingleNode("/configuration/system.applicationHost/sites") if($node -ne $null) { $site = $node.site | ?{$_.Id -eq $webApp.IisSettings[$zone].PreferredInstanceId} if($site -eq $null) { 'IIS Site not found. Provisioning web app: {0}' -f $webApp.DisplayName | Out-Host $webApp.Provision() } elseif((Test-Path -Path $webApp.IisSettings[$zone].Path) -eq $false) { 'Path not found. Provisioning web app: {0}' -f $webApp.DisplayName | Out-Host $webApp.Provision() } } } }

Text Filter Web part is not working SharePoint 2013

Shawa — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:45:02 GMT

Problem

Consider the following scenario if you are using text filter web part connected to document library . you click the arrow to filter values in the document library t, the Web Part for the document library doesn't filter the results on the page for the values as expected

Solution

1- Edit the page

2- Edit the document library web part

3- on the left menu expand the Miscellaneous section and select the Server Render check box.

4- Save your changes.

Cannot rename old site on restore

Shawa — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 05:14:52 GMT

While restoring a site i got the following error "Cannot rename old site on restore"

Analysis

There was an issue with the site content types and site columns which were causing an error in an internal SharePoint stored Procedure "RenameSite".
As during the execution of the stored Procedure "RenameSite" there was an if statement that looks for the content types and site columns

 in this case 0 result was returning to the stored procedure .

Fix

Fix the issue of the missing content types by deactivating and activating the content types

stsadm -o deactivatefeature -name Fields -url <>
stsadm -o activatefeature -name Fields -url<>

Fix the issue of the missing content types by deactivating and activating the site columns


stsadm -o deactivatefeature -name ctypes -url>

stsadm -o activatefeature -name ctypes -url>

ULS Viewer

Shawa — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:30:10 GMT

If you are trying to troubleshoot using the SharePoint ULS Logs.

This is definitely the best tool to help you to analyse the ULS Logs.

UlsViewer.exe

People Search

Shawa — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 01:30:13 GMT

I was configuring people search on SharePoint 2013 and i got the following error

Microsoft.CrawlerFlow-d5012e9d-06a5-45a7-a370-de9a2bfd05b9] Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Engine.ErrorHandling.HandleExceptionHelper : Evaluation failure detected:    Operator          : ExtractSocialInfo    Operator type     : SocialInfoExtractor    Error id          :

400031    Correlation id    : a61722f0-cb25-4c0d-9ea3-26f95c1d353e    Partition id      : 0c37852b-34d0-418e-91c6-2ac25af4be5b    Message           :

The value  is not a valid Guid.    49691C90-7E17-101A-A91C-08002B2ECDA9:#9: https://testmysite:80/Person.aspx?accountname=Domain%Username    id                :

 ssic://278495  Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.DataModel.EvaluationException: The value  is not a valid Guid.    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.SearchAnalytics.Operators.SocialInfoExtractorProducer.d__0.MoveNext()    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Processing.Producers.RecordProducerBase`1.MoveNext()    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Processing.Producers.ProducerRecordSetSink.PushToOutput()    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Processing.Producers.ProducerRecordSetSink.Put(IRecord record)    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Engine.ErrorHandling.HandleExceptionRecordSetSink.DoWithoutTryCatch(IRecord record)    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Processing.Producers.ProducerRecordSetSink.PushToOutput()    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Processing.Producers.ProducerRecordSetSink.Put(IRecord record)    
 at Microsoft.Ceres.Evaluation.Engine.ErrorHandling.HandleExceptionRecordSetSink.DoWithTryCatch(IRecord record)

I kept looking for the ExtractSocialInfo over internet , unfrotunately there was not much.

Anyways after a little more digging , i found out that there are errors in the ULS Logs regarding the user profile service.

So Finally i Found the aforementioned error message means that there are corrupted GUIDs in the user profile service application.

Solution

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Create a new user profile service