SharePoint Server - Antivirus

If antivirus software is installed on SharePoint servers use below link to exclude certain folders so that search results are not quarantied.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952167

Test-SPContentDatabase : The content database could not be found

Error "Test-SPContentDatabase : The content database could not be found." occurs when you try to execute Test-SPContentDatabase DbName command

Solution: This happened to me when I ran this command on a SP2007 database which was not yet attached to any web application in SP2010. Use the following syntax,
Test-SPContentDatabase -Name DbName -WebApplication "Url of a SP2010 web application"

ADFS 2.0 / PingFederate Encryption

AD FS 2.0 Encryption Strength


In AD FS 2.0, encryption of outbound assertions is turned on by default. Assertion encryption occurs for any relying party/service provider for which AS FS 2.0 possesses an encryption certificate.

When it performs encryption, AD FS 2.0 uses 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) keys, or AES-256. In contrast, by default PingFederate supports a weaker algorithm (AES-128). Failing to reconcile these conflicting defaults can result in failed SSO attempts.Alternatives for addressing this issue include the following:

• Disabling encryption in AD FS 2.0. To disable encryption, on the AD FS 2.0 computer, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Windows PowerShell Modules. Then, at the Windows PowerShell command prompt, type the following:

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set-ADFSRelyingPartyTrust –TargetName “Ping Example” –EncryptClaims $False

• Upgrade PingFederate’s encryption capability. Because of import control restrictions, the standard Java Runtime Environment (JRE) distribution supports strong but not unlimited encryption. For this reason, the strongest cipher suites are commented out of the two configuration files com.pingidentity.crypto.SunJCEManager.xml and com.pingidentity.crypto.LunaJCEManager.xml, which are located in the folder /server/default/data/config-store. To use the strongest encryption, remove the comments from the AES 256 cipher suites, and then download and install the appropriate version of Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files from the Java SE Downloads (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=206383).

ADFS 2.0 WS-Federation

Just heard from a MS support engineer yesterday,
ADFS 2.0 does not support WS-federation as Idp-Initiated SSO. It has to be SP-Initiated SSO. However it supports SAML 2.0 in both modes.

SharePoint 2010 - Upgrade required

Scenario:


Installed SharePoint binaries on a new server . Ran Sharepoint configuration wizard to join server to existing farm. All goes well and no errors are reported. Admin navigates to central admin -> System settings -> Manage servers in farm. Red message that says "Upgrade required" on the recently added server.


Solution:
Execute this command on the server,

PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -force -cmd applicationcontent -install -cmd installfeatures

Reference:
http://blog.techgalaxy.net/archives/2585

Could not find Feature DataConnectionLibrary

Scenario: Trying to export/import a subsite from a SharePoint 2007 environment with enterprise features, (e.g. Data connection library) to a farm with standard license.


Solution:


I have added my comments here,
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/057c53ef-3541-47ec-9152-7e6852fbd669?prof=required

MediaTomb PS3

Scenario:
PS3 does not detect mediatomb hosted on ubuntu desktop even though we followed the manual here, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MediaTomb


Solution:
1. Make sure mediatomb is started correctly on ubuntu. For e.g. a sample command is "mediatomb -e wlan0" to start media tomb using wireless lan network interface.


2. Browse to the url provided in terminal and share content.


3. Make sure firestarter (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=129911) is installed and policy is added to allow inbound traffic from PS3 IP address.


4. Open PS3, under Video -> Search for media servers.