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New Post: Using the install script

kiquenet — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:30:28 GMT

Any solution about it, please?

New Post: Exception: Invalid number value

rodgerjt — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:51:49 GMT

First, the permission requirements for this tool listed above are in complete contradiction to the best practices laid out for SharePoint 2010 and general security best practices. A customer should never have to leave the farm account in the local admins group. This quote is absolutely ridiculous:

"When it comes to security, its fully safe and secured. Reason being is the SharePoint Timer Job is a secured windows service which runs in your farm. There is no chance to tamper it."

Second, I have yet to come across an enterprise organization that will allow the SharePoint farm account to be local admin on an SMTP server. The logic in the enumeration of the servers in the FetchSPFarmInfo method needs to be updated to skip the SMTP server. A try/catch would also be nice here so we don't fail the entire enumeration if one server query fails.

For those seeing the timerjob fail with the following ULS error:

Exception stack trace:   
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGlobal.HandleComException(COMException comEx)    
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.AddOrUpdateItem(String bstrUrl, String bstrListName, Boolean bAdd, Boolean bSystemUpdate, Boolean bPreserveItemVersion, Boolean bUpdateNoVersion, Int32& plID, String& pbstrGuid, Guid pbstrNewDocId, Boolean bHasNewDocId, String bstrVersion, Object& pvarAttachmentNames, Object& pvarAttachmentContents, Object& pvarProperties, Boolean bCheckOut, Boolean bCheckin, Boolean bMigration, Boolean bPublish, String bstrFileName, ISP2DSafeArrayWriter pListDataValidationCallback, ISP2DSafeArrayWriter pRestrictInsertCallback, ISP2DSafeArrayWriter pUniqueFieldCallback)    
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.AddOrUpdateItem(Boolean bAdd, Boolean bSystem, Boolean bPreserveItemVersion, Boolean bNoVersion, Boolean bMigration, Boolean bPublish, Boolean bCheckOut, Boolean bCheckin, Guid newGuidOnAdd, Int32& ulID, Object& objAttachmentNames, Object& objAttachmentContents, Boolean suppressAfterEvents, String filename)    
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.UpdateInternal(Boolean bSystem, Boolean bPreserveItemVersion, Guid newGuidOnAdd, Boolean bMigration, Boolean bPublish, Boolean bNoVersion, Boolean bCheckOut, Boolean bCheckin, Boolean suppressAfterEvents, String filename)    
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem.Update()    
at SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.SPFarmTopology.AddServerDetails(SPList spFarmTopologyList, String& serverName, Int32& index, SPServer server)    
at SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.SPFarmTopology.FetchSPFarmInfo(SPList spFarmTopologyList)    
at SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.SPFarmTopology..ctor(String siteWebUrl, String spListName)    
at SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.Execute(Guid targetInstanceId)    
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvokeInternal.Invoke(SPJobDefinition jd, Guid targetInstanceId, Boolean isTimerService, Int32& result)

The reason for the error is becuase the farm account doesn't have the necessary permisisons to remotely query one or more servers in the farm and that scenario is not handled well in the timerjob code.

To make the timer job work without adding the farm account to the local admins group, you need to grant your farm account the following permissions on each server in listed on the "servers in farm" page in Central Admin:

Navigate to WMI Control Properties and on the security tab grant the "Remote Enable" permission on the Root WMI namespace and all subnamespaces.
Launch DCOMCNFG and a grant the farm account "Remote Activation" permissions under Component Services > Computers > My Computer

New Post: Using the install script

eliassal — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:25:07 GMT

Hi, I tried the MSI file to install the timer but got a debug dialogbox halfway then cancelled the setup.

I downloaded the wsp and install script in same directory, ran the script, getting the following error (Lofgged as administrator and running the command line as admin as well) but getting the following error:

Get-SPSolution : Cannot access the local farm. Verify that the local farm is properly configured, currently available,
and that you have the appropriate permissions to access the database before trying again.
At C:\temp\sharepointfarminfotimerjobInstall.ps1:51 char:37
+     $IsWSPInstalled = Get-SPSolution <<<< | where-object {$_.Name -eq $SolutionName} | Select-Object Deployed -verb
ose
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...dletGetSolution:SPCmdletGetSolution) [Get-SPSolution], S
   PCmdletException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletGetSolution

Should I run the script with some parameters? Thanks in advance

New Post: Possible to show WFE

clee — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:20:44 GMT

I have the same issue in my DEV farms (all-in-one or 2 WFE+1 App+1 SQL). Only 1 server shown in the list. Could you please point out where we should update teh configuration in order to fetch all servers?

Thanks.

New Post: Install vs. activation

bsimser — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:15:05 GMT

I've done a few installs of this on our DEV and TEST environments but a little confused about the feature. Once you install and deploy the solution, you get the Central Admin link so you can configure where to save your collection data to. But what's the feature activation on the site collection for? I've activated on my Central Admin site collection but should it be activated on all site collections? It looks from the code that it just creates the timer job.

Edit:

Never mind. Figured it out. The feature *must* be activated on the Central Admin website. The feature activation is what adds the SharePoint Topology Data Collection Settings to the Timer Jobs section of Monitoring. The settings lets you direct where to post the farm info list to.

Maybe I missed it in the docs or it wasn't clear. Also when you activate through the browser you must be logged in as the farm account (not just a farm admin I found).

New Post: Feature install and activation issues.

bsimser — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:31:01 GMT

I just tried it on my DEV farm and got the same error. I'm activating it on the site collection through the browser using my farm account. I don't know what it's trying to do or what account it's trying to use but it is happening in the Feature Activated event.

Feature receiver assembly 'SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24899278d4c23296', class 'SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.Features.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_Feature.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_FeatureEventReceiver', method 'FeatureActivated' for feature 'f5bdb83d-a43e-435a-8e3b-73083421b6e5' threw an exception: System.Security.SecurityException: Access denied.
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPJobDefinition.Update()
at SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.Features.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_Feature.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_FeatureEventReceiver.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) The Zone of the assembly that failed was: MyComputer

Will try to activate it via PowerShell on the server using the farm account.

New Post: Min Permissions on Servers?

loligator — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:03:18 GMT

What permission changes did you have to make? I'm confused. I understand something has to run with domain admin credentials but I'm not sure what. Are you talking about the SharePoint 2010 Timer service?

New Post: Feature install and activation issues.

aland17 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:20:11 GMT

It did not help me.

Access denied - again and again.

What to do?

New Post: Feature install and activation issues.

Pientka — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:49:09 GMT

Answer:

https://plus.google.com/109423462029200221494/posts/hxS1LD6Aa3a

New Post: Possible to show WFE

lucidqdreams — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:38:13 GMT

I also have the same issue. I can only see one servers services. That is the application server. The web front ends dont show up at all?.. did anyone else get this or figure out what it was?

Thanks

New Post: Feature install and activation issues.

bobchauvin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:18:22 GMT

1) After installation, feature is does not appear in Central Administration -> Site Settings -> Site Collection features (under Site Collection Administration category)

2) The feature does display in the sites, but an error occurs during activation, with the corresponding error in the SP log:

10/20/2011 11:04:35.39 w3wp.exe (0x05A4) 0x04A4 SharePoint Foundation Topology 8dyu High The SPPersistedObject, SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob Name=SPFarmInfoTimerJob, could not be updated because the current user is not a Farm Administrator. e58dd5f2-b594-495e-ad10-5e375939cd4510/20/2011 11:04:35.41 w3wp.exe (0x05A4) 0x04A4 SharePoint Foundation Feature Infrastructure 88jm High Feature receiver assembly 'SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24899278d4c23296', class 'SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.Features.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_Feature.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_FeatureEventReceiver', method 'FeatureActivated' for feature 'f5bdb83d-a43e-435a-8e3b-73083421b6e5' threw an exception: System.Security.SecurityException: Access denied. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPJobDefinition.Update() at SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.Features.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_Feature.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_FeatureEventReceiver.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, ... e58dd5f2-b594-495e-ad10-5e375939cd4510/20/2011 11:04:35.41* w3wp.exe (0x05A4) 0x04A4 SharePoint Foundation Feature Infrastructure 88jm High ...Boolean fForce) The Zone of the assembly that failed was: MyComputer e58dd5f2-b594-495e-ad10-5e375939cd4510/20/2011 11:04:35.41 w3wp.exe (0x05A4) 0x04A4 SharePoint Foundation General 72by High Feature Activation: Threw an exception, attempting to roll back. Feature 'SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_Feature' (ID: 'f5bdb83d-a43e-435a-8e3b-73083421b6e5'). Exception: System.Security.SecurityException: Access denied. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPJobDefinition.Update() at SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob.Features.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_Feature.SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_FeatureEventReceiver.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, Boolean fForce) The Zone of the assembly tha... e58dd5f2-b594-495e-ad10-5e375939cd4510/20/2011 11:04:35.41* w3wp.exe (0x05A4) 0x04A4 SharePoint Foundation General 72by High ...t failed was: MyComputer e58dd5f2-b594-495e-ad10-5e375939cd4510/20/2011 11:04:35.41 w3wp.exe (0x05A4) 0x04A4 SharePoint Foundation Monitoring b4ly High Leaving Monitored Scope (Feature Activation: Activating Feature 'SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob_Feature' (ID: 'f5bdb83d-a43e-435a-8e3b-73083421b6e5') at URL http://sharepoint-beta.). Execution Time=135.278645749669 e58dd5f2-b594-495e-ad10-5e375939cd4510/20/2011 11:04:35.41 w3wp.exe (0x05A4) 0x04A4 SharePoint Foundation Runtime 6615 Critical Access denied. e58dd5f2-b594-495e-ad10-5e375939cd45

New Post: Cannot Link Data to Shapes/Only Collecting Some Information

CitrusMicro — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:08:52 GMT

When the timerjob runs it only collects a subset of available farm characteristics. It grabs the config DB name, the Config DB size and whether the farm can be upgraded. It doesn't show me anything regarding the stats on the farms servers or running services, all of the columns are blank. Moreoever, the instructions state that you have to link Data to Shapes, but what data selector are we supposed to use?

This is a fantastic by the way. I will be excellent once I get it to work.

Thank you.

New Post: Access Denied on SharePoint Topology Data Collection Timer Job Settings link

brianlala — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:18:46 GMT

Same here. I worked around it by logging in to Central Admin as the Farm Account, but that's clearly not an acceptable workaround IMO.

Brian

New Post: Access Denied on SharePoint Topology Data Collection Timer Job Settings link

eekels — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:55:16 GMT

Hi,

I get a Access Denied on the "SharePoint Topology Data Collection Timer Job Settings" link on the Monitoring page (http://<myservername>/_admin/SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob/SharePointTopologyTimerJob.aspx). I've tried deploying the solution both with the installer and with the PowerShell cmdlets, but without success. The solution seems to be deployed correctly, and the feature is enabled, but I cannot access the configuration settings for the timer job.

My user is farm admin and local admin on the box. The file is there in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\ADMIN\SharePointFarmInfoTimerJob folder. I have no idea why I get this error...

Please advice, thanks!
Maarten

New Post: Min Permissions on Servers?

t_whitehouse — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:32:05 GMT

Aravind

I got it work the other day when the account was added to local admin. I was just wondering if a lower setting was possible. Good work though.

New Post: Min Permissions on Servers?

t_whitehouse — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:32:05 GMT

Aravind

I got it work the other day when the account was added to local admin. I was just wondering if a lower setting was possible. Good work though.

New Post: Walkthrough

AravindKS — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:43:47 GMT

Brian_J_C wrote:

Hi AravindKS, VisiChris, Krishmam,

Great tool - keep up the fantatic work!

I've created a blog post that walks users through the installation, configuration and usage of the tool : http://sharepintblog.com/2011/10/07/sharepoint-topology-data-collection-walkthrough/

Others might find this useful.

Regards,

Brian C

Thanks Brain.

New Post: Walkthrough

AravindKS — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:43:47 GMT

Brian_J_C wrote:

Hi AravindKS, VisiChris, Krishmam,

Great tool - keep up the fantatic work!

I've created a blog post that walks users through the installation, configuration and usage of the tool : http://sharepintblog.com/2011/10/07/sharepoint-topology-data-collection-walkthrough/

Others might find this useful.

Regards,

Brian C

Thanks Brain.

New Post: Min Permissions on Servers?

AravindKS — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:22:34 GMT

t_whitehouse wrote:

What permissions are required on the other servers eg SQL and Exchange, to get ram, cpu etc usage? I dont want it to be part of the Administrators groups on all servers in the Farm.

thanks

Travis

Can you try it with Domain Admin credentials? This is the highest elevated privilages of all the credentails. It has no risk factor, reason being is the Timerjob is a windows service which will stay and execute the operation in your machine.

-Aravind

New Post: Min Permissions on Servers?

AravindKS — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:22:34 GMT

t_whitehouse wrote:

What permissions are required on the other servers eg SQL and Exchange, to get ram, cpu etc usage? I dont want it to be part of the Administrators groups on all servers in the Farm.

thanks

Travis

-Aravind