I just started using SQL Server Project template in Visual Studio 2012 and my first impression? This is great! There are several ways we traditionally create databases and manage the schema over time. Sometimes you just go to SQL Server Management Studio and simply create database objects such as tables, views, indices, and stored procedures … Read more
When you run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard for the first time, you get the following error: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database ‘master’. This means that the domain account you specified to connect to the SQL Server does not have permissions to create the SharePoint config database. So go to your SQL Server … Read more
Here are some of the other errors that I received while creating my SharePoint 2010 environment in Windows 7. New-SPConfigurationDatabase: Could not load file or assembly ‘Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version 3.5.0.0. The Power Shell looks like the following when you’re running New-SPConfigurationDatabase to configure your SP database for the first time: The fix: Install Microsoft Identity Framework … Read more
I’ve been hesitant to install SharePoint 2010 on my computers, virtualized or otherwise, due to what I think to be steep hardware requirements to run SharePoint 2010. My impression was I needed a beast to run SharePoint 2010. I’ve seen demos where the hardware is a LOT better than what I have and demo choked—super … Read more
The SharePoint conference just concluded in Vegas. So many things being discussed right now with the upcoming SharePoint 2010. My friend Russell emailed me this article about SharePoint: SharePoint is Microsoft’s Real Window of Opportunity. The article couldn’t have explained it better about the strategic importance of SharePoint. People think SharePoint is all about Web 2.0, … Read more
I typically deploy and configure MOSS and not WSS 3.0 farms. Search Server is included in MOSS but not in WSS 3.0 Good thing that Microsoft has a free version of the Search Server 2008. This is the Search Server 2008 Express edition. Okay, so install Search Server 2008 Express edition on top of WSS … Read more