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August 2008 - Posts

SQL Maintenance for SharePoint Databases

If you don't already know, you can't treat SharePoint databases like any other database in regards to SQL Server. Here's a listing of articles that talk to what you can do. Before doing any maintenance, PLEASE read these articles. Index fragmentation Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:15 AM by ronalg | 2 Comments

.NET 3.5 and SQL 2008 NOT SUPPORTED for WSS 2.0 and SPS2003

The .NET 3.5 Framework (RTM and SP1) are not supported for use on WSS 2.0 and SPS2003 platforms. (This includes installing Visual Studio 2008, as it installs .NET 3.5) It is going to cause webparts to error. Symptoms If .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 is installed Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:58 PM by ronalg | 2 Comments

MOSS Farms with Windows Server 2003 and 2008

Due to the confusion around running x86 and x64 in MOSS farms and it's supportability, I wanted to take a minute to talk about Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 machines in one farm. Some of the SharePoint PMs confirmed internally there are Read More...
Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 2:09 PM by ronalg | 1 Comments

MOSS and SQL 2008

If you didn't catch the news, SQL Server 2008 RTM'ed a couple weeks ago. The SharePoint team has quickly announced full supportability for MOSS 2007 on SQL 2008. The SharePoint Team Blog has a full write up with some specifics. Read More...
Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 2:06 PM by ronalg | 1 Comments
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ForeFront for SharePoint Issue

This post's goal is to serve as a word of warning when using ForeFront and SharePoint together. If you're going to disable ForeFront (or any of its services), please first disconnect SharePoint and ForeFront in Central Admin for SharePoint. If you don't, Read More...
Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 1:52 PM by ronalg | 1 Comments

Advanced Search "Contains" Option

In some of the more recent builds of MOSS, the "contains" and "does not contain" options for advanced searches have been removed. This was done because of query performance concerns expressed by a significant number of customers. If you are not worried Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:04 PM by ronalg | 1 Comments
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