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My transport passwords seem to be lost when I import an MSI. Is this normal? |
Exporting an application to an MSI creates a bindings file for the current configuration and serializes it into the MSI file. Any time bindings are exported, passwords are not saved in the file for security reasons. This requires the user to update these later via the UI. |
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I am looking for explicit step by step guidance in building out my single box and multi-box environments. I am also looking for prescriptive guidance in approaching my environment's upgrade from BTS 2004 to BTS 2006. Is there any documentation around this. |
Yes, we've made a significant effort to try to improve guidance in these areas and develop "cookbook" type documentation to approach these tasks. See the BizTalk Server 2006 Installation and Upgrade Guides. |
Documentation |
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How will licensing work for the different components of the platform? |
See the Licensing and Pricing FAQ for complete information. |
Licensing |
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My scenario has very high volume and is hammering a destination MSMQ queue which seems to be constantly dropping connections and underperforming. Any ideas? |
There is an MSMQ 3.0 QFE which some trsnsactional MSMQ scenarios may require under stress. See the following KB article for more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908926/en-us |
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Will there be a whitepaper similar to the "BizTalk Server 2004 Performance Characeristics" for BTS 2006? |
This information is actually available in the core documentation for this release. |
Performance |
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How should I be updating service passwords? |
The Admin Console is an easy way to update BTSNTSvc passwords across multiple machines. Services.msc will also work just fine. However, be sure to update other services such as ESSO, Rules Engine, BAM, portals, et cetera. There is a new documentation article in the RTM docs which will describe this checklist completely. |
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When will the Beta-2 build timebomb? |
June 30, 2006. |
Platform |
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How can I catch bad documents being produced from a map on the send side? |
You can use an XML Validator component in a send pipeline. Since pipelines execute after the outbound map on the send side, this will allow you to suspend any improper instances resulting from an outbound map. |
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I seem to always be getting NULLs as parameters when using the wizard to generate a SQL adapter stored procedure schema. I have entered values so what is going on? |
To specify a parameter, you must use the value column. This column has a checkbox which should only be checked if the passed value is intended to be NULL. Otherwise, leave this box unchecked and enter the parameter value next to it. |
SQL Adapter |
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I'd like to separate my data and log files onto different LUNs. I'd also like to pre-grow the databases in certain cases. How can I do this when BizTalk creates the databases for me? |
You can pre-create the databases with these settings, leave them empty, and then point to these on the SQL Server during configuration. |
SQL Server |
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I am getting “Cannot Generate SSPI Context” errors when the client tries to connect the server. |
A very good source for troubleshooting the error is “How to troubleshoot the "Cannot generate SSPI context" error message”. You might also want to have a look at this SQL Protocols Blog posting for more information. Most of these errors have to do with SQL Server registering the Service Principle Name (SPN) for the service in Active Directory, but later having a problem like an incorrect shutdown of the SQL service (and/or a change in the service account that runs SQL) which does not remove this entry from AD, which later results in Kerberos errors. Forcibly removing machine entries from the AD may help in certain cases. These two links should provide more than enough background and guidance. |
SQL Server |
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I am getting registry access errors in my process while running on a 64-bit machine. Any ideas? |
On 64 bit machines, there are two registry hives, one for 64-bit processes and one for 32-bit processes (running in emulation mode). Your host may be set to run in 32-bit compatibility mode and may be trying to access the 32-bit hive while you have actually created custom registry keys in the 64-bit hive (through regedit). Make sure you create the keys in the 32-bit hive if this is the case. |
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