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HostForLIFE.eu Proudly Launches New Data Center in London (UK) and Seattle (US)
Jul 15th
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SharePoint 2013 Hosting UK – HostForLIFE.eu :: Error “The Content has expired and can no longer be used”
Jun 12th
When browsing to a SharePoint 2013 page, I got an error “The Content has expired and can no longer be used” as shown below. You can try on your SharePoint 2013 Hosting.
First, you must check the error in log files, it has been logged as,
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: The context has expired and can no longer be used. (Exception from HRESULT: 0×80090317), StackTrace: at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGlobal.CreateSPRequestAndSetIdentity(SPSite site, String name, Boolean bNotGlobalAdminCode, String strUrl, Boolean bNotAddToContext, Byte[] UserToken, SPAppPrincipalToken appPrincipalToken, String userName, Boolean bIgnoreTokenTimeout, Boolean bAsAnonymous) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite.get_Request()
The reason for this error is clock settings for SharePoint is not sync with the clock settings for server. To fix this error, Open Central Administration – Application Management - select Web application – on the ribbon click General settings tab – General settings – update the time zone with the SharePoint server.
Then, Disable or Increase the “Web page Security validation” in General settings for SharePoint web application. Central Administration -> Application Management -> Manage Web Application -> Select Web application -> on the ribbon select “General settings” -> Off the Security validation/Increase security validation expire time as shown below. Disabling the “Web Page Security Validation” will not be preferred option.
HostForLIFE.eu Announces Release of Cheap Dedicated Windows Cloud Server Hosting Plans
Jun 3rd
European leading web hosting provider, HostForLIFE.eu announced cheap dedicated Windows cloud server due to high demand of Windows cloud server users in Europe.
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HostForLIFE.eu is European Windows Hosting Provider which focuses on Windows Platform only. HostForLIFE.eu deliver on-demand hosting solutions including Shared hosting, Reseller Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Dedicated Servers, and IT as a Service for companies of all sizes.
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May 20th
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About HostForLIFE.eu:
HostForLIFE.eu is European Windows Hosting Provider which focuses on Windows Platform only. HostForLIFE.eu deliver on-demand hosting solutions including Shared hosting, Reseller Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Dedicated Servers, and IT as a Service for companies of all sizes.
HostForLIFE.eu is awarded Top No#1 SPOTLIGHT Recommended Hosting Partner by Microsoft (see www.microsoft.com/web/hosting/HostingProvider/Details/953). Their service is ranked the highest top #1 spot in several European countries, such as: Germany, Italy, Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and other European countries. Besides this award, They have also won several awards from reputable organizations in the hosting industry and the detail can be found on their official website.
SharePoint 2013 Italy Hosting – HostForLIFE.eu :: Incoming Email Settings in SharePoint 2013 is not working
Apr 30th
Recently I have started working in configuring SharePoint incoming email settings on my SharePoint 2013 Hosting and completed the functionality on positive note. While working on this functionality I faced so many challenges and numerous error messages, & I would like to share those experiences and resolutions so that it would be useful for all the SharePoint communities.
I worked on two different environments and every environment has different challenges:
- DEV environment
- UAT environment
Development environment
This is standalone environment i.e. configured as App plus WFE. It’s very easy to configure incoming email settings on standalone machine.
What are the pre-requisites required for incoming email settings?
1. SMTP configuration
2. Starting of SMTP service
3. Setup send connector from exchange side
4. Configure incoming email settings in SharePoint central administration ->system settings->Incoming email settings
5. Configure incoming settings at the document library level.
Please use the above article for the detail information as it’s quite amazing. I will not discuss here how to setup the incoming email as the above article will help you to get that information but in case of any queries/questions then please feel free to get back to me.
Notes:
1. By means of send connector, you can set the routing for your server FQDN or hostname as per your requirements.
2. Whatever the hostname you will set, you need to make that entry in SMTP also
3. Last but important point, mail host – this will hold the mail address of your exchange server.
UAT environment: This environment hold one application server and one web front end. Tricky one! It’s always a challenge to configure the incoming email settings in multiple server environments.
Guidelines
1. Make sure you configure the SMTP on the front end servers
2. Ensure you setup the proper path of drop folder across all front ends.
3. It’s not recommended but sharing my experience as while configuring the SMTP, makes sure you use IP address in relay and connections tab.
4. If you are using a hostname then ensure that you do make the entry of the same in SMTP under “outgoing email” tab.
5. Do make the same hostname entry at the document library level.
If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.
Product applies to:
1. SharePoint server 2010
2. SharePoint Foundation 2010
3. SharePoint server 2013
4. SharePoint Foundation 2013
5. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
HostForLIFE.eu Proudly Announces Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Hosting
Apr 7th
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Free SharePoint 2013 France Hosting – HostForLIFE.eu :: Adding inline styles in SharePoint 2013 page layout
Mar 29th
This is another tip which will help you in branding the SharePoint 2013 Hosting sites. In SharePoint 2013 when we create a page layout from design manager module then in SharePoint Designer we observe one html file and one aspx page got created for page layout. This is the implementation in SharePoint 2013 for master pages and page layouts.
The customization we have to do it in HTML page. SharePoint framework will convert from HTML to ASPX automatically. For example, if we like to hide the left navigation from the current page layout pages then we will add simple below style to PlaceHolderAdditionalPageHead placeholder.
Once you save the html file then you observe that the style is not applied to page. I have applied simple styles to the page and still they are not applied to any element on the page. After checked the ASPX converted file in Designer I found that the Style is converted as.
Which means browsers will ignore executing these CDATA styles. So, these styles will not be applied. I see there are new implementations in SharePoint 2013 branding. Below is the correct implementation we have to use to write style to the page.
Free France SharePoint 2013 Hosting – HostForLIFE.eu :: SharePoint End-User Adoption and Productivity List
Mar 20th
SharePoint 2013 has undoubtedly emerged as one of the best web application development platforms that is being implemented by enterprises all over. Now, attempts are constantly being made to improve the user adoption and productivity of the SharePoint 2013. There are a number of tools, techniques and methods that are implemented for making SP more user- friendly as well as productive.
Enhancing the Level of User Adoption
Before looking into some tips on how the productivity can be increased, let us begin with a discussion of the different stages of user adoption as follows:
Collaboration of Documents
Document Collaboration is the very first and the most basic way of letting users adopt SP 2013 with higher level of effectiveness. With SharePoint, document sharing does not stay restricted to sending emails back and forth but extend much beyond that to include check in/out, alerts, versioning and so on. The integration with Office further paves the way for a direct opening of the files from the Office programs.
A Single Focal Point or Team Sites
It is always more comfortable for the users if they get the chance to reach a certain point where they are making regular use of this platform. While trying as well as exploring certain new things, users become friendly with the concept of team site. Calenders can be shared, tasks can be assigned while contact lists can be created for proper referencing. Connection among each other through Outlook makes SP more productive.
Coordinating Business Processes
When the users are able to keep in touch by virtue of the team sites, they engage in the task of automating business processes. Using the workflows is indeed an elaborate task with multiple processes that need to be taken care of. Now, irrespective of the numbers of processes or the complications involved in the same, it is always easy when the processes are automated.
Reporting with SharePoint 2013
For organizations that are pretty much advanced with regards to SP implementation, reporting is quite hassle-free. The application of the tools should be followed by an understanding of the placement of the data to ensure that the best-suited tools are used. As far as the end users are concerned, there are different products along with equally varying ways that can be presented. SharePoint is deployed as the primary means to presenting these reports. The level of user adoption is automatically higher with SP being used for both document collaboration as well as reporting.
Social Media Adoption
The good thing about Microsoft SharePoint 2013 is that the social features and functionality are available everywhere. Even today, few organizations are found considering the social part of SharePoint 2013 even after they have become rather experienced in SP use and knowledge. At the same time, there are organizations that implement social media as a significant part of their use of SP and they actually benefit from it. However, integration of the social media and SharePoint must take place following a carefully planned process.
Tips on Increasing Productivity
The successful deployment of SharePoint 2013 can be gauged from the increase in the overall productivity. There are certain strategies that can be adopted to ensure that the implementation of SP has a direct influence upon the productivity.
The end-user requirements should be taken into consideration in designing an interface that maximizes productivity. The site aesthetics matter to a great extent. For instance, branding of the SP intranet implies that users should seriously consider it along with its use.
Training is must to let users get the most out of an application. Awareness about the functional requirements as well as that of the not so professional or specialized areas goes a long way in increasing productivity.
Performance happens to be more important than a lot of other things. Increased emphasis should be laid on improving the load time of the pages, accelerating the upload and download time of files and making sure that the servers work well enough to cater to high demand.
The above-mentioned list of stages and tips helps improving end-user adoption and productivity of SP 2013. And that is equally as important as optimizing the process of SharePoint application development.
SharePoint 2013 Hosting UK – HostForLIFE.eu :: Changing SharePoint Admin Account Password
Mar 10th
The scenario I’m blogging today is common for both SharePoint 2010 & SharePoint 2013 Hosting. Also you can find so many blog posts written about changing SharePoint admin account password or changing SharePoint Service account password. But what if you use the same admin user in two farms in two different geographical locations. Assume, we have two farms, one in US and another in Singapore two directory servers enabled with AD Sync. Your requirement is to change the password of the SharePoint Setup admin (SP_Admin) which is a managed user that has been used both in US farm and the farm in Singapore to setup SharePoint.
First you need to log in to one of the farms, go to central admin > Security > Config Managed Accounts.
There you select the user, edit the settings and change the password of the user. Simple as that. But what about the other farm? Same process won’t work as you have already changed the password of the same user.
Log in to the second farm, fire up SharePoint PowerShell window with admin privileges.
Type the cmdlet given below.
Set-SPManagedAccount -UseExistingPassword -Identity YourDomain\SP_Admin
This will save your day. But let’s look into what goes behind.
SharePoint saves all Managed user passwords in config database. So when we change it in the first farm it saves the new password in the config database. But now considering the second farm, it still have the old password saved in the database. If you try to add a new password, SharePoint will compare the existing saved password with the current password (which we changed in the first farm) of the user and will not allow you to change the password from the second server.
So the easiest option available is to ask SharePoint to save and use the existing password of the user.
SharePoint 2013 Hosting Netherlands – HostForLIFE.eu :: Tips: Migration to SharePoint 2013
Mar 5th
In the recent times, with Microsoft launching SharePoint 2013, a large number of businesses are considering migration to this new edition to enhance their business processes. In fact, this new version of SharePoint is anticipated to revolutionize the way in which companies are building links amongst their knowledge workers, business processes as well as business-related content worldwide. This platform includes novel features such as enhanced document management capabilities with respect to sharing and contributing content, enhanced social features along with a renewed search experience. SharePoint 2013 is speedily positioning itself as one of the much sought after technology for the introduction of crucial organizational initiatives in the areas of social collaboration, enterprise content management and web content management.
The advanced features of Sharepoint make it vital for organizations to take certain points into consideration prior to adopting this latest platform. Let us discuss some of the guidelines that should be followed in order to achieve effective migration to SharePoint 2013.
1. Take care of hardware requirements: In case of SharePoint 2013 servers, minimum of 8 GB RAM and four 64-bit cores is needed for small environments while medium environments require 16 GB RAM. For every server operating in SharePoint 2013, location within a single data center is essential.
2. Operating system requisites: The ideal operating system incorporates 64-bit edition, R2 SP1 Windows Server 2008. The 2012 Windows Server operating system can also be utilized. You must consider migration to 64-bit servers before any other upgrade or migration.
3. Decide upon the destination before starting off: Doing this gives you a clear-cut idea of where you are heading to and this allows you to go for proper channelization of the resources at hand. For example, if you are using SQL 2012, use Windows 2012 along with an Office Web Application Server.
4. Divide current customizations into categories: It is advisable to categorize the customizations into three categories. The first category constitutes items such as custom authentication provider that would stop the project. You need to have solutions for this, or else the migration would not be a success. The second category comprises items that would not put a halt to the project but are required to be completed. It is good to address them once the migration is completed. Items that need to be eliminated make up the third category.
5. Realize environmental alterations: When you are deciding to go for Windows 2012, the environmental change that takes place needs to be taken into consideration. The SMTP server role has been deprecated by Windows 2012 and depending on the information, decision needs to be taken as to whether to use a more intricate configuration or go for installation of the deprecated feature.
6. Get every migration step scripted: This task involves restructuring site hierarchy, mounting content databases.
7. Conduct dry runs: While performing dry runs, you must follow a sequential guide. Through the dry runs, it is quite convenient to identify the disk space and timing requirements.
8. Go for proper space and time planning: Once the disk space and the upgrade time required are identified depending upon the dry runs, you can take necessary action. For instance, by adjusting the SQL server memory, the time for mounting as well as upgrading SharePoint can be decreased.
9. Follow dry runs with test: The only thing that separates a live run from a dry run is that the data is not updated, hence the end result should simulate the live migration. Taking this into account, through utilization of an alternate access mapping, it can be opened up to selected end users for testing, in order to validate the overall usability and the basic functionality.
10. Set up destination environment: It is advisable to configure and prepare to the maximum extent prior to migration. Once the configuration of the environment is done, the same will ensure smoother migration.