Comment on May 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 has been released by Conway
Hello again Stefan, Just in case anything goes wrong during the update, we’re thinking backing up the databases (including config, content, and service)and snapshot each farm server (excluding SQL...
View ArticleComment on May 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 has been released by Stefan Goßner
Hi Conway, the only snapshots we support are cold snapshots. Means all machines in the farm have to be in a shutdown state. Then take a snapshot of the machines. I would also recommend to take the DB...
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Thank you very much Stefan for the clarification and recommendation. We do also have a restriction on how long the farm can be unavailable to users as our business runs 7 days a week. Taking all...
View ArticleComment on May 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 has been released by Stefan Goßner
Hi Conway, sorry I’m not aware about such documentation. Customers often use methods like the one in the following article to be able to patch with minimum or zero downtime:...
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Hi Stefan, So after installing these update, do we need to run the psconfig wizard to update the DBs? Thnks,
View ArticleComment on SharePoint security fixes released with October 2015 PU and...
Hi Alan, the answer is simple: there is not a single SharePoint fix which does NOT Require psconfig. The reason is that PSCONFIG does not only update the db – it does many more things. See here for...
View ArticleComment on Using CSharp (C#) code in Powershell scripts by vishwajeet
Thanks for this great post. Above code snippet is working example of how to write C# code in PowerShell Script. I have implemented exactly the same process as mentioned above in my project. I have a...
View ArticleComment on SharePoint Server 2013 with SP1 ("slipstream") is now available...
MSDN bits are not for production use. They must only be used for development. For production usage please download the binaries from the VLSC. Afaik here you can find all languages.
View ArticleComment on SharePoint Server 2013 with SP1 ("slipstream") is now available...
MSDN bits are not for production use. For production ensure to use the bits from VLSC. Afaik here you can find all languages.
View ArticleComment on October 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 is available for download by...
Hi Kyle, Were you able to figure it out? I have the same issue.. Thanks! Oleg
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I’m also getting this error in a couple different environments. Anyone have any updates/fixes?
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And what about the Language pack. I have 5 LPs on my farm with base installation in English. So do I need to download the security update for all the LPs or just the English one? Regard,
View ArticleComment on SharePoint security fixes released with October 2015 PU and...
SharePoint CUs and PUs include the fixes for all language packs. You never have to install them separately for different languages. You only have to do this for service packs.
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Thanks Stefan. That’s Crystal Clear!!
View ArticleComment on July 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 is available for download by Ben...
I’m experiencing the TimeZoneID error after installing June 2015 CU, debating trying to see if the July 2015 CU actually fixes it…anyone here have any thoughts/advice? Checked dates on...
View ArticleComment on November 2015 CU for SharePoint 2010 is available for download by...
Hi Stefan, the farm update wizard failed with: “Exception: System.IO.InvalidDataException: The web configuration file, C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server...
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Hi Adrian, I would recommend to open a support case to get this analyzed. Cheers, Stefan
View ArticleComment on November 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 is available for download by...
Hello Stefan, i upgraded CU October to CU November and run psconfiggui.exe on all servers. SearchDB is now “Database is in compatibility range and upgrade is recommended” Search_AnalyticsReportingStore...
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Hi Andy, I haven’t seen this issue. I would recommend to open a support case with Microsoft to get this analyzed. Cheers, Stefan
View ArticleComment on November 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 is available for download by...
How long should it take to run psconfigui for this update? it has been running for 15 hours in my dev environment, which seems very long. It still shows that it is on Step 8 of 10. How can I tell if it...
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