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DPM 2012 R2 & SharePoint 2013 Backup
I wanted to modify my Sharepoint Protection Group on DPM to backup Sharepoint 2013 so I can do item level restore. When expanding the server and Sharepoint farm I got presented with the following error: So the first thing I did was check my VSS writers, you can do so...
SharePoint 2013 Event ID Error 6398
Today I encountered the following error on my SharePoint server: "The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.LMTRepopulationJob (ID 2d4a706e-165b-4bae-bf2f-e3462fc01f36) threw an exception. More information is included below. Unexpected...
Upgrade DPM 2012 SP1 to DPM 2012 R2
Yesterday I downloaded System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 R2. I extracted the ISO file and started the splash screen. Upon clicking the link to install DPM another screen similar to the earlier versions appears and you click next. With this install you have...
SQL Server Reporting Services Error
Last week I upgraded one of my test servers from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2. The upgrade went successfully except for one service. The SQL Server Reporting Services. I wanted to pull a report and the app I was using reported the service wasn't...
Upgrade SCCM 2012 SP1 to SCCM 2012 R2
Yesterday I downloaded the new System Center Configuration Manager R2 Setup files. I extracted the ISO and started the setup. Pretty straight forward as SCCM has to download newer updates etc. The Assessment and Deployment Tool kit has to be updated to support Windows...
Lync Server 2013 – CU3 Problem
Yesterday I ran CU3 upgrade for Lync Server 2013 on my Front-End Server. After the upgrade I noticed that the Front-End Service was stuck starting. In event viewer the errors were just rolling over like informational alerts. I ran a repair, that did not work. I...
Lync Server 2013 Edge Server
Today I started with my Lync Edge Server installation. A few steps that need to be done on your Front-End Server before you can do much with the lync installation on the Edge server. I created a new Edge pool, went through all the steps and added in all the correct...
SQL 2008 R2 Error – Service cannot be started. System.Exception: Default appdomain failed to initialize.
Today out of the blue I received this error for SQL Reporting Services on SCCM 2012. Service cannot be started. System.Exception: Default appdomain failed to initialize. at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ServiceAppDomainController.Start() at...
SCCM 2012 Reports – No Items Found
Today I wanted to run a few reports and went to SCCM and it returned the famous page "No Items Found". Checked the Component Status, everything was happy. Checked the logs, no errors found. Removed the Reporting Services Role, restarted the machine, reinstalled the...
SharePoint 2013 DPM backup failed – A Journal wrap error has occurred on the change journal.
After a few replica's on SharePoint 2013, DPM backups kept failing with the above error. If you run a consistency check then all is good until the next backup. To fix this error you need to increase the USN Journal, you can do so as follows, run the following...