New Zealand 2007 Daylight Saving Changes : Sharepoint

NZDST - Issue after installing KB933819 on Sharepoint with PSConfigui.exe

nzdst — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:12:00 GMT

Hi All,

Here's a recent support case on Sharepoint that maybe useful to you.

ISSUE:

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After installing a hot fix 933819 customer is running the SharePoint Products and
Technologies Configuration wizard (PSConfigui.exe) wizard to upgrade the
databases
The PSConfigui.exe wizard is failing at step 4

ERROR MESSAGE:
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08/03/2007 12:52:09 8 ERR An exception of type
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPUpdatedConcurrencyException was thrown.
Additional exception information: An update conflict has occurred, and you must
re-try this action. The object DiagnosticsService Parent=SPFarm
Name=SharePoint_Config is being updated by Domain\User, in the w3wp process, on
machine SERVER. View the tracing log for more information about the conflict.
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPUpdatedConcurrencyException: An update
conflict has occurred, and you must re-try this action. The object
DiagnosticsService Parent=SPFarm Name=SharePoint_Config is being updated by
Domain\User, in the w3wp process, on machine SERVER. View the tracing log for more
information about the conflict.

CAUSE:
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The SharePoint Config Wizard was not able to update the SharePoint databases due to
a lock on the SPFarm object, resulting in the SharePoint config wizard to fail.

RESOLUTION/WORKAROUND:
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Force SharePoint to refresh its local config cache, and re-run the SharePoint
Products and Technologies Configuration wizard. It then completes without error.

To reset the config cache:
1. On the SharePoint Server where Central Administration Site is hosted browse to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config\<guid>
2. Take a backup of cache.ini file. Then Edit the cache.ini and replace the current
value with "1".
3. Restart the Windows SharePoint Services Timer service.
4. Verify the cache.ini now contains its previous value.
5. Run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration wizard again

If the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration wizard fails again with
the same error but shows a different "Username" in the error. Repeat the above
steps again.

Nick.

NZ DST Guidance Document Updated

nzdst — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:01:00 GMT

This latest version of the NZ DST Guidance Document (version 1.3) is now available for download online here.

This includes updates to the following KB articles:

Windows (Vista, XP, Server 2003 SP1 & SP2 and Small Business Server 2003)
Sharepoint
Dynamics
SQL Notification Services

- New Version of TZMove

- Exchange Admin Server tool released

- Updating to Sequencing of patches (depending on your environment)

- Windows Mobile Installation

Nick.

New Zealand DST updates for Sharepoint, Dynamics, SQL Notifications, Visual Studio, CE and JVM

nzdst — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:07:00 GMT

Microsoft Visual Studio

Developers who use the .NET Framework may find their applications affected if the application uses the time zone information for historical purposes or if they have derived custom classes from System.TimeZone to provide custom time zone information. The standard System.TimeZone class provides a managed wrapper for the underlying Windows Operating System time zone functions. Refer to Visual Studio and Daylight Saving Time Change for more information.

Windows® CE

Device owners should contact the device manufacturer to determine whether or not an update is available.

Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

The Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MS JVM) will sometimes apply an incorrect time zone rule after the daylight saving update is applied the daylight saving transition has occurred. Microsoft is restricted to providing only security fixes to the MS JVM. Further information the MS JVM is available at http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/default.asp.