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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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May 20, 2019 / Sitecore

Sitecore 9 – Importing a Wildcard or Public CA Certificate into Solr

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 …

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June 16, 2020 / Sitecore

What is (and How to Use) the Sitecore 9 Shard Map Manager Tool

What is the Shard Map Manager Tool The Sitecore 9 SQL Shard Map Manager sharding deployment tool is designed to create your initial sharded environment that houses raw xConnect data. It’s not intended for rebalancing or reconfiguration of an environment with data. You would need to perform manual steps to reconfigure your environment. The SQL …

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June 8, 2018 / Sitecore

Sitecore 9: Redis Private SessionState Configuration

If you are using Redis for your Sitecore 9 Private SessionState Provider on Content Delivery Servers and follow the Sitecore documentation for Update 1 located at: https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/setting_up_and_maintaining/session_state/session_state/walkthrough_configuring_a_private_session_state_database_using_the_redis_provider, you are likely to experience the following error: StackExchange.Redis.RedisConnectionException: No connection is available to service this operation: EVAL This is because Sitecore’s documentation for the Web.config changes are …

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June 8, 2018 / Sitecore

Sitecore 9: HTTP Error 500.21 Bad Module “ManagedPipelineHandler” in its module list

If you have installed Sitecore 9 and attempt to pull up a Sitecore site only to find the following error: “HTTP Error 500.21 – Internal Server Error… bad module “ManagedPipelineHandler” in its module list”, it may because you are missing ASP .NET 4.6 (Sitecore 9 requires 4.6 or 4.7. Please see SIF Prerequisites for more):

Managed Pipeline Error

To remedy this issue, install ASP.NET 4.6 from the Server Roles manager of Server 2016 or download ASP.NET 4.7

ASP.NET 4.6 Server Role
ASP.NET 4.6 Server Role

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