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Rename your SharePoint_AdminContent_guid database with stsadm mergecontentdbs operation

Posted by IsaacBlum at 2 November 2009

Category: Business, For The Greater Good, Free Help, Microsoft, MOSS 2007, SharePoint, WSS 3.0

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Here are the commands I used:

stsadm -o addcontentdb -url http://moss:1000 -databasename SharePoint_AdminContent_moss
stsadm -o enumsites -url http://moss:1000 > output.txt
stsadm -o mergecontentdbs -url http://moss:1000 -operation 2 -sourcedatabasename SharePoint_AdminContent_f58aa288-57e9-49ff-b953-9b4d53d50bfc -destinationdatabasename SharePoint_AdminContent_moss -filename output.txt
iisreset
stsadm -o deletecontentdb -url http://moss -databasename SharePoint_AdminContent_f58aa288-57e9-49ff-b953-9b4d53d50bfc
check with stsadm -o enumcontentdbs -url http://moss:1000

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Error message when you try to upload a large file to a document library on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site Request

Posted by IsaacBlum at 2 November 2009

Category: Uncategorized

Article ID : 925083
Last Review : March 5, 2008
Revision : 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to upload a large file to a document library on a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site, you receive the following error message:

Request timed out.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• You configured the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site to support large files by following the steps on the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011607881033.aspx (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011607881033.aspx)
• The file is larger than 50 megabytes (MB).

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one or more of the following methods:

• Increase the maximum upload size for the virtual server settings in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
• Increase the connection time-out setting in IIS.
• Add the executionTimeout value in the Web.config file.

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Increase the maximum upload size

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click SharePoint Central Administration.
2. Under Virtual Server Configuration, click Configure virtual server settings. On the Virtual Server List page, click the virtual server that you want to change.
3. On the Virtual Server Settings page, under Virtual Server Management, click Virtual server general settings.
4. Under Maximum upload size, type the maximum file size in megabytes that you want, and then click OK. You can specify a maximum file size up to 2,047 megabytes.

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Increase the connection time-out setting

By default, the IIS connection time-out setting is 120 seconds. To increase the connection time-out setting, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Right-click the virtual server that you want to configure, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Web Site tab. Under Connections, type the number of seconds that you want in the Connection time-out box, and then click OK.

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Add the executionTimeout value

1. Use Notepad to open the Web.config file.

By default, this file is in the following location:

Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb server extensions12TEMPLATELAYOUTS
2. Add the executionTimeout value that you want. For example, replace the value as follows.

Existing code

 <location path="upload.aspx">
    <system.web>
      <httpRuntime maxRequestLength="2097151" />
    </system.web>
  </location>

Replacement code

 <location path="upload.aspx">
    <system.web>
      <httpRuntime executionTimeout="999999" maxRequestLength="2097151" />
    </system.web>
  </location>
3. After you change the file, click Save on the File menu.
4. Use Notepad to open the Web application Web.config file. By default, this file is in the following folder:

InetpubwwwrootwssVirtualDirectoriesVirtualDirectoryFolder
5. Change the following line in the file.

Existing line

<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="51200" />

Replacement line

<httpRuntime executionTimeout="999999" maxRequestLength="51200" />
6. After you change the file, click Save on the File menu.
7. Exit Notepad.
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