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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 – …
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 …
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 …
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. …
If you are using Sitecore 9 with Solr, you are most likely (should) be using Solr over SSL/HTTPS. Self-Signed Certificates are an option in non-Production environments but in the following scenarios you should use a Public Certificate Authority: Production on IaaS Azure AppServices with Solr on IaaS (AppServices cannot use Self-Signed Certificates, but require a CA …