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February 11, 2019 / Sitecore

WinRM over HTTPS for a Sitecore 9.1 SIF Distributed Installation

If you want to perform a Sitecore 9.1 SIF Distributed Installation you will need to ensure that WinRM operates over HTTPS. This is because Sitecore 9.1 contains SSL based endpoints (ex. Solr, Sitecore Roles, etc.). This can be achieved via the following steps: Ensure that Port 5986 is open on your network and in between …

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January 30, 2019 / Sitecore

Sitecore 9.1 SIF: Distributed Installation 101… and 1 Gotcha

If you plan on leveraging Sitecore 9.1 SIF to perform a distributed installation, there are few keys things to consider. What is a Distributed SIF Installation In a Distributed SIF Installation, which is a feature available starting with Sitecore 9.1, you can select the desired implementation level such as XM1 or XP1 and deploy “all …

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January 25, 2019 / Sitecore

Load Balancing Sitecore xConnect Guide

Horizontal scaling of xConnect, behind Load Balancers, is an approved architecture in Sitecore 9. Beyond the details stated in the “Multiple XP Service Instances” section of Sitecore’s documentation (https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/90/platform-administration-and-architecture/en/scale-horizontally.html) there are few key steps to implement this capability. Horizontal xConnect Scaling Steps As xConnect roles are essentially RESTful endpoints, they are prime targets for load …

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January 9, 2019 / Sitecore

Sitecore 9.1 New Features and Upcoming Stylelabs DAM

Sitecore 9.1 expands on the re-architecture of Sitecore achieved with Version 9.0… adding several new features from identity management to machine learning (AI). Looking beyond Sitecore 9.1, the acquisition of Stylelabs is at the forefront bringing Digital Asset Management (DAM) capabilities to the platform as an plugin first (announced January 9, 2019) with an eventual …

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January 2, 2019 / Sitecore

Rebuilding Link Database Error: Unrecognized Guid format

If you attempt to rebuild the links database in Sitecore 8.2 Update 6, 8.2 Update 7, or 9.0 Update 1 you may run into the following error: This is because Sitecore believes a general link or the deprecated “link” field contains an empty ID attribute. While you could modify the links to add an attribute, but …

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December 3, 2018 / Sitecore

Finding the Solr Core Name (Index) Locations in the Sitecore Configuration Files

Sitecore will point to Solr Cores by their “name”, commonly called an Index. These “pointers” are stored in various Sitecore configuration files, whereby they set the reference to the Solr Core as an “index id”. This typically looks like the following: <index id=”sitecore_fxm_web_index” type=”Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrSearchIndex, Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider”> Along with the connectionString (Sitecore 9+ or 8.2 Update 7) …

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November 2, 2018 / Sitecore

What to Expect with the Sitecore Installation Framework in Sitecore Version 9.1

Exciting news came out of the 2018 Sitecore Symposium as it relates to the Sitecore Installation Framework (SIF). Sitecore Version 9.1 will come with several additions and capabilities that further deployment options. These include (and one blaring exclude) the following: Developer Workstation Templates – Stand up a developer instance with a dedicated SIF Role Prerequisites Install Templates – …

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October 4, 2018 / Sitecore

Sitecore 9 Administration Tools List

The Administration Tools within the Sitecore 9 Control Panel (Administration Section), are an often forgotten, but powerful arsenal in managing your Sitecore environment. Some of these tools, such as rebuilding the reporting database, have prerequisites. In the case of the “Rebuild Reporting Database” tool, it requires you to create a Secondary Reporting Database and connectionString …

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September 21, 2018 / Sitecore

xconnect.collection connectionString Values: Which One for Which Role

For those that use an XP1 build of Sitecore 9, setting the proper connectionStrings is critical for xConnect communication. One of the more confusing aspects are the connectionStrings named xconnect.collection and xconnect.collection.certificate. These may require either the xConnectCollection or xConnectCollectionSearch endpoint and matching thumbprint depending on the Sitecore Role.   <add name=”xconnect.collection” connectionString=”https://Sitecore_xconnect” />   <add …

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September 10, 2018 / Sitecore

When and How to Clean the Event Queue and Properties Tables

Sitecore is a .NET application that leverages relational database storage in the management of its operations. These operations could be scheduled jobs, xDB or xConnect Processing, OnPublish/OnEnd events, or manually triggered events. The Event Queue Table in the Core, Master, and Web databases store this data depending on which events the database is associated with. …

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