SharePoint Configuration Wizard Failing - RPC Server is unavailable

If you encounter this issue, it is clear that your SP machine is unable to get the credentials verified with the Active Directory.

• Try ipconfig /flushdns - and if it still does not work, do ipconfig /registerdns

Or,

• Use domain user to login windows for configuration wizard

Register new managed account problem

When i try to register managed account it is showing me the following error and not possible to create the managed account

The specified user 'accountname' is a local account. Local accounts should only be used in stand alone mode.

Solution:
If you are trying to add a new managed account using a local account, you can perform this task via PowerShell.

Right click on SharePoint 2010 Management Shell > Run as Administrator
In the PowerShell window - type: $cred = Get-Credential
You will be prompted to enter an account and password (here you can type in a local account)
Back in the PowerShell window - type: New-SPManagedAccount -Credential $cred
Even though the warning appears, the account is added.

soap:Server was unable to process request. Value does not fall within the expected range

There is error message when we try to edit page using SharePoint Designer:


soap:Server was unable to process request. Value does not fall within the expected range

Solution

• Use IP instead of Hostname, or
• Avoid using 'localhost', or
• Configuring alternate access mapping (not tested yet)

This data source cannot be used because performancepoint services is not configured correctly

If you’re setting up a fresh installation of Performance Point Services 2010 , you might think that all has gone well only to see the above error in Dashboard Designer once you try to start creating scorecards and reports. This is actually quite common – it seems there are a few extra steps to do before you can start using PPS 2010. 

1) Set up the Unattended Service Account. 

Go to the Central Administration page ( on Sharepoint ). Under Application Management , click on Manage Service Applications. Then click on Performance Point Service Application , then Performance Point Service Application Settings. We need to configure the Unattended Execution Account. This is the account that PPS will use to connect to the data source (unless you use Per User Identity , but thats another story ). If you’ve never seen this page before , there are some interesting options there. Once you set this up and hit Apply. It might be successful, or it might give you another error…. 

2) The Unattended Service Account cannot be set for the service application.
The Secure Store Service key might not have been generated or properly refreshed
after the service was provisioned.

Performance Point uses Secure Store Service to store the password for the Unattended execution account. If you get this error, you need to check that a key has been generated for the Secure Store Service. Once again , go to the Central Administration page, and under Application Management , click on Manage Service Applications. Now click on Secure Store Service. Click on Generate New Key. Once that is done, you can go back to set the Unattended Execution Account on the other page , and Dashboard Designer should then work fine. 

Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010

SharePoint in Pain English

SharePoint My Sites - No link back to main page

When your organization uses SharePoint My Sites – one of the first things your users will probably ask is how come there is no link back from My Site to SharePoint main page. Since My Site sits in it's own site collection, it's parallel to the root site collection and hence there is no link by default. However, there is an easy way to add it globally for everyone. Also, users can add their own individual links to their personal site (My Content site).

As a My Site site collection administrator – here is how you would add a link to everyone's My Site top nav bar:

1. Go to Central Administration on your farm.
2. Under "Application Management" click "Manage Service Applications"
3. Click on User Profile Service Application
4. Under "My Site Settings" click on "Configure Personalization Site"
5. Click "New Link"

6. Enter necessary Info
7. Press OK

Create a site using Business Intelligence Center template

How to enable this template? Make sure SharePoint version is Enterprise (not Foundation nor Standard)

Note: to compare SharePoint edition's feature, plese refer to http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/Pages/Editions-Comparison.aspx

Activate "PerformancePoint Services Site Collection Features"
Site Actions -> Site Settings -> Site Collection Administration -> Site Collection features -> Activate "PerformancePoint Services Site Collection Features"

Able to see the "Business Intelligence Center" template, but when try to create, system show error: An unexpected error has occurred

Because the BI Center requires the Publishing infrastructure, so we also need to activate "SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure"

Site Setting of your site collection -> Site collection Admin -> Site Collection Admin Features -> Active "SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure"

SharePoint 2010 Single Server Complete Install

If we choose "Standalone" option for SharePoint 2010 installation, although the server already have SQL Server 2008 R2 installed, but SharePoint will still install SQL 2008 Express for us

If we choose "Server Farm" and then "Complete" install, when come to Configuration Wizard, we will get error message like "Local accounts should only be used in stand alone mode"

To overcome this problem, we need to use "SharePoint 2010 management shell" (in the same locations as the central admin link)

Under the Start Menu, browse to "Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products". Right-click on "SharePoint 2010 Management Shell" and choose "Run as administrator"
(Notice: Since we have not created a farm yet, the shell will load with error that the local farm is not accessible. This is expected.)

Simply type "New-SPConfigurationDatabase" and press enter

Please provide new database name, database server (computer name), and passphrase.
"Passphrase" is new password for you to manage your farm later
Notes:
If anything fails, close and reopen PowerShell (SharePoint 2010 management shell)
Use your servername in the FarmCrentials section (ServerName\Username)

Next, open again "SharePoint 2010 Product Configuration Wizard" to complete the installation