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EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management

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EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management Version 6.7 Administration Guide2

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Chapter 1 Overview Product description ............................................................................ 9

RBS components ...........................................................................9 Information resources ..................................................................9

Installation ......................................................................................... 10 Deployment details ....................................................................10 Feature details .............................................................................10

Chapter 2 Configuring Microsoft SharePoint RBS Overview............................................................................................ 14 SourceOne RBS components ........................................................... 15 Configuration prerequisites ............................................................ 16

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management installation ...........................................................16 Account settings to access Maintenance Service....................16

Configuration overview................................................................... 17 Configuring Content Database Settings ........................................ 18

Configuration considerations ...................................................18 Storage root path considerations..............................................19 Setting the root path to the provider store..............................19 Specifying the Content Database details.................................20 Setting up a new store................................................................21

Configuring RBS Health Monitoring ............................................. 24 Configuring the RBS Health Monitor ......................................24 Viewing Store status...................................................................25

Configuring the RBS Migration Service ........................................ 27 Adding a migration job..............................................................27 Viewing the migration status....................................................30

Configuring the RBS Maintenance Service ................................... 31

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Viewing Maintenance summary .............................................. 31 Configuring Maintenance activities for a content database. 32

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Logging and performance ............................................................... 38

Logging ........................................................................................ 38 Performance counters ................................................................ 39

General troubleshooting .................................................................. 41 Solution retraction status continues to display Retracting... 41 Activating a feature fails after deploying a solution............. 41 RBS Configuration links are not displayed ............................ 42 Unexpected error on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 server. 42 Assembly manifest definition does not match assembly reference....................................................................................... 44 Error message displays after activating SourceOne RBS Provider ....................................................................................... 45 BLOBs are saved to Content Database instead of in a SourceOne RBS store.................................................................. 45

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Preface

As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of its product lines, EMC periodically releases revisions of its hardware and software. Therefore, some functions described in this document may not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. For the most up-to-date information on product features, refer to your product release notes.

If a product does not function properly or does not function as described in this document, please contact your EMC representative.

Audience This document is part of the EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management documentation set, and is intended for use by system administrators who are processing Microsoft SharePoint content.

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Overview 8

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This chapter provides an overview of EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management, and is organized as follows:

Product description ............................................................................. 9 Installation........................................................................................... 10

Overview

Product description 9

Overview

Product description EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management provides support for Remote BLOB Storage (RBS). RBS is used with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and provides administrators with advanced options to off-load and manage storage of binary large objects from the SharePoint SQL Server.

RBS components The EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management product includes the following components:

RBS Provider

RBS Health Monitor

RBS Migration Service

RBS Maintenance Services

Information resources For installation, release note, and compatibility information on EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management, refer to the following:

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management Installation Guide

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management Release Notes

Once installed, you can manage the EMC SourceOne RBS features by using the information provided in this guide. Chapter 2, Configuring Microsoft SharePoint RBS, provides more information on prerequisites and configuration.

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Installation Installation and deployment information for EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management is provided in the EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management Installation Guide.

Deployment details Deploying the SourceOne RBS software installs the EMC SourceOne RBS Provider in the farm and adds the full set of user interfaces to your Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Central Administration site.

All components for this product are installed on Microsoft SharePoint servers. This product does not require any components to be installed on EMC SourceOne servers.

Refer to the EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management Installation Guide for details on:

Accounts and permissions

System requirements

Installation procedures

Feature details Feature details include:

Content Database Settings Provides configuration settings for storing BLOB content normally stored in the SharePoint 2010 database in remote storage.

Migration Service Migrates BLOBs from External BLOB Storage (EBS), the SharePoint SQL database, or another RBS store to the EMC SourceOne RBS store.

Maintenance Service Performs periodic garbage collection and other maintenance.

Installation 11

Overview

Health Monitor Monitors RBS storage for available free space and provides alerts based on configured thresholds.

Enhanced EMC SourceOne Primary Administration site An updated EMC SourceOne primary administration site is provided which includes links to RBS-specific configuration information.

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Configuring Microsoft SharePoint RBS 13

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This chapter describes how to configure EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management.

Overview............................................................................................. 14 SourceOne RBS components ............................................................ 15 Configuration prerequisites.............................................................. 16 Configuration overview.................................................................... 17 Configuring Content Database Settings ......................................... 18 Configuring RBS Health Monitoring .............................................. 24 Configuring the RBS Migration Service.......................................... 27 Configuring the RBS Maintenance Service .................................... 31

Configuring Microsoft SharePoint RBS

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Overview EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management is an optional product which supports Remote BLOB Storage (RBS). Product description on page 9 provides an overview of the product.

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management:

Is used to improve the SharePoint SQL Server performance by storing BLOBs on remote storage instead of the SharePoint SQL Server.

Is intended for local use over a Local Area Network, not a Wide Area Network.

Applies to a specific content database within a farm.

SharePoint users access content stored in the RBS through SharePoint, as usual.

Provides storage management, not archiving. RBS content is not indexed and retention is not set by EMC SourceOne.

Note: To archive SharePoint content, you can use the EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint product. Refer to the documentation that accompanies that product.

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SourceOne RBS components Table 1 on page 15 describes the RBS components.

Table 1 RBS components

Components Description

RBS Provider Store the BLOB content in a remote storage.

Health Monitor Check the free space available in the storage provider.

Migration Service Migrate the following to EMC SourceOne RBS. BLOBs stored by third-party EBS BLOBs stored by EMC SourceOne EBS Existing BLOBs in content database BLOBs stored by third party RBS

Maintenance Service Perform periodic garbage collection and other maintenance tasks such as garbage collection and consistency check for RBS.

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Configuration prerequisites Before you configure RBS, ensure the prerequisites described in this section are met:

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management installation on page 16

Account settings to access Maintenance Service on page 16

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management installation Install and activate the EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management product. Installing the product provides:

Support for the RBS features

An updated EMC SourceOne administration site (.wsp) with RBS-specific links for managing RBS features

Refer to the following documents for details:

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management Installation Guide

EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management Release Notes

Account settings to access Maintenance Service The RBS provider uses the impersonation account to access the Maintenance Service:

The account is not used for accessing the content database.

The application pool account of Central Administration Web application typically has sufficient privileges to access Windows Task Scheduler on other SharePoint Web Front-End (WFE) servers.

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Configuring Microsoft SharePoint RBS

Configuration overview You configure EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management features using the EMC SourceOne administration site. To access the site:

1. Open the SharePoint Central Administration website.

2. Click EMC SourceOne.

The page lists the following RBS services:

Content Database Settings

Health Monitor

Migration Service

Maintenance Service

3. Based on your requirements, continue to the following topics:

Configuring Content Database Settings on page 18

Configuring RBS Health Monitoring on page 24

Configuring the RBS Migration Service on page 27

Configuring the RBS Maintenance Service on page 31

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Configuring Content Database Settings This section includes the following topics:

Configuration considerations on page 18

Storage root path considerations on page 19

Setting the root path to the provider store on page 19

Specifying the Content Database details on page 20

Setting up a new store on page 21

Configuration considerations Before you configure EMC SourceOne RBS, consider the following:

Ensure that installation is complete before enabling RBS

Do not enable RBS until RBS installation is complete on all SharePoint front-end servers, and the other RBS common settings are configured as described in this topic. If you enable RBS before it is installed on all SharePoint front-end servers, some front-end servers might store BLOBs in the SQL Server and would not be able to retrieve externalized content.

RBS configuration changes take effect immediately. The RBS Provider checks for configuration updates every 5 minutes. To force configuration changes, restart IIS and the SharePoint Timer service

You cannot create a content database by using SQL authentication.

IMPORTANT! The SharePoint Central Administration and SharePoint Web Services applications are not intended to hold content or BLOBS. The Central Administration site is used by the SharePoint Administrator to manage the SharePoint environment. The SharePoint Web Services application is used for SharePoint programming such as internal functional calls. Therefore, ensure that both are not RBS enabled.

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Storage root path considerations Specify the farm-wide storage root path for the Storage Root Path. All of the stores of different content databases or Web applications share the same farm-wide root path and if you use it, you do not need to specify a new storage location.

Note: Storage Root Path does not support content database-level root path.

Setting the root path to the provider store The RBS Content Database settings page lists all of the RBS and EBS provider stores that are currently used. Use this page to configure the root path to the provider stores. By configuring the root path here, you do not need to enter a path each time you create a store.

Figure 1 Setting the root path to the store

To set the root path to the provider stores:

1. Specify the path; for example: \\servername\folder1.

All the provider stores you create are stored to this location on the server.

IMPORTANT! Ensure that the path you specify is a network path which can be accessed from any front-end server on the network.

2. Click Apply.

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You can also change the Web application whose content database you want to manage. Select the Web Application drop-down and select Change Web Application to open a new page where you can select the desired Web application.

Figure 2 Select a Web Application

Specifying the Content Database details To specify the content database settings:

1. Configure the settings as given in Table 2 on page 20.

2. Click Apply to save the changes.

Table 2 Content Database settings

Field Description

Activate / Deactivate Provider Click the toggle button to activate or deactivate the EMC SourceOne RBS Provider. Enable RBS so that BLOBs are remotely stored. You cannot disable RBS if a store still available in the RBS store; you must delete all stores before you deactivate RBS. To disable RBS, select Deactivate.

Minimum File Size Specify the minimum size of BLOBs to be remotely stored, in kilobytes (KB). Files with a size greater than or equal to this value are saved to the RBS store on the shared directory that you specify on the network. BLOBs that are smaller than this size are stored in the SharePoint SQL database. You must enter an integer value between 0 and 4194304 KB.

Note: The overhead of externalizing BLOBs that are too small may outweigh the benefits. Storing smaller BLOBs in the SharePoint SQL database reduces overhead related to external storage.

Operation Retry Attempts Specify the number of retry attempts to store a BLOB file to the RBS store. When the EMC SourceOne RBS provider fails to retrieve the file, this setting determines how many times to automatically retry.

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Setting up a new store You can add as many stores as you need:

1. To add a new store, click Add New Store from the Content Database Details page.

The RBS Common Setting page is displayed as shown in Figure 3 on page 21.

Figure 3 Configuring a new store

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2. Configure the settings as described in Table 3 on page 22.

3. Click OK to validate and save your changes.

Table 3 New store settings

Settings Description

Store Name Specify a name for the content database where you want to store the BLOB files. Valid characters that you can use for the store name are A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, and underline.

Storage Provider Storage Provider: Specify the storage provider. By default, its the file share or UNC path to the file share. Specify Storage Path: Select the checkbox if you want to specify the path to the storage provider. Type the path name in the field given below. For example: \\store\path\EMCS1RBS\xyz\. If you do not specify a path, the parent root path automatically generates a storage path. Ensure that the location you specify is shared among the Web servers. Pool Capacity: Specify the storage capacity of the RBS storage. Specify how many BLOBs that a RBS pool (folder) can contain.

Account Settings Specify the username and the password of the impersonation account. These credentials are used to access the RBS storage. The username and the password fields cannot be empty. Click Test Storage to check that the specified credentials can access the RBS storage.

RBS Storage Quota You can generate a warning message to pre-configured email recipients when free space drops below one of the following values: Amount of free space in megabytes (MB) Amount of free space based on percentage (%) Select the Send warning email if free space drops below checkbox to enable this option. When the free space drops below the specified level, a warning email is automatically sent to the account you specify in the Notification settings. You can configure the RBS provider to disable writing to the RBS store and automatically write to the Content Database when free space drops below one of the following values: Amount of free space in megabytes (MB) Amount of free space based on percentage (%) Select the Write to Content Database if free space drops below checkbox to enable this option.

Notification Specify one or more email addresses you want to notify when the RBS store space drops below the specified limit. Separate each address with a semicolon. You can customize the default email notification template on all farm servers by editing the following file: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\ES1RBS\Xml\ \DefaultEmailTemplate.xslt

Note: Ensure that the outgoing SMTP server settings are configured by using the Central Administration > System Settings option.

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4. If values are missing or invalid, then the following error message is displayed:

This page contains one or more errors. Fix the following before continuing.

5. Correct the values, then click OK.

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Configuring RBS Health Monitoring You can configure SharePoint to periodically check the storage path used by the SourceOne RBS provider for available free space. If the available free space falls below the pre-configured limit (percentage of total disk space or absolute disk space in megabytes), an alert is sent to a list of subscribers that you have specified in Notification on page 22.

This section includes the following topics:

Configuring the RBS Health Monitor on page 24 Viewing Store status on page 25

Configuring the RBS Health Monitor To configure the RBS Health Monitor:

1. From the EMC SourceOne Settings page, click Health Monitor.

The Health Monitor page is displayed as shown in Figure 4 on page 24.

Figure 4 Scheduling Health Monitoring

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Configuring Microsoft SharePoint RBS

2. Configure Health Monitor as described in Table 4 on page 25.

Note: During the farm feature activation, Health Monitor is enabled and a default schedule is automatically created for it.

3. Click Apply to save the changes.

Viewing Store status The Health Monitor page displays the store status. You can specify the types of stores for which you want to view the status. The page displays the status of active, read-only, or all the stores in a selected Web application. Select the appropriate Web application from the Web application drop-down to view the status of the stores.

You can view the Web application name, content database name, store name, store location, free space, warning and critical limits, and the current status of each store. A detailed description of the status icons is provided in Table 5 on page 26.

Table 4 Health Monitor configuration

Setting Description

Enable storage monitoring job Select Enable storage monitoring job to periodically check on the storage for the available free space. You can select a server from the drop-down list to run the monitor job. Select Any Server if you want SharePoint to choose an idle server to run the job.

Time Specify how often you want to run the storage check. You can set it in minutes, hours, or days. Also, specify the time period you want to run the storage check.

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Table 5 Status symbols

Icon Status Description

Good condition Connection to the remote storage is good and the free space is above the minimum file size limit.

Error Either the storage cannot be connected or the specified folder no longer exists.

Warning Connection to the remote storage is good, but the free space is below the warning limit. If configured, a notification email is sent.

Critical Connection to the remote storage is good but the free space is below the critical limit; the storage is running out of space. If configured, a notification email is sent. If this condition occurs, RBS is disabled, and BLOBs are saved to the content database instead.

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Configuring Microsoft SharePoint RBS

Configuring the RBS Migration Service After an RBS store is activated, existing BLOB content can be migrated to the new RBS store. You can migrate BLOBs from EBS, the SQL database, or another RBS store to an activated EMC SourceOne RBS store. You can migrate the contents in two ways: whole content database migration and site collections selective migration.

Note: One migration job can have multiple content databases associated with it but one content database can have only one migration job.

Use the Migration Jobs page to add a new migration job or view the progress of existing migration jobs. This section includes the following topics:

Adding a migration job on page 27 Viewing the migration status on page 30

Adding a migration job To add a migration job:

1. For a selected Web Application, select No Migration Job from the Filter by Migration Jobs drop-down.

2. Select the content database, and click Add Migration Job.

The Configure Migration page is displayed as shown in Figure 5 on page 28.

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Figure 5 Migration scheduler

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3. Configure as described in Table 6 on page 29.

4. Click OK to save the changes.

Table 6 Migration configuration

Setting Description

Direction Displays the content database or the EBS source that you have selected to migrate. Select the target from the To drop-down list. The default option is RBS.

Scheduler From the Preferred Server for Timer Jobs drop-down list, select the server to manage the schedule activities. Set the start time and duration to run the migration. In the Time Limit field, specify how long you want this occurrence of migration to run, in minutes. The time limit indicates that the job is stopped when the time reaches the specified limit. For example, if the time limit is 60 minutes, and start time is 10:00 PM, when time reaches 11:00 PM, the job is stopped, and the next day, the migration job will resume at 10:00 PM.

List of sites for migration Select the list of sites you want to consider for migration. Select All, if you want to migrate all of the listed sites.

Job Status Detail This option is disabled when you crate a new migration job. For a content database which is currently in active migration, you can view the following details: Name of the migration job Time when the migration has started The maximum time duration to run a migration job The last time a migration was run Content databases under migration Migration status Number of items that are migrated

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Viewing the migration status The Migration Jobs page displays the following settings as described in Table 7 on page 30 for a selected migration job of a selected Web application.

Table 7 Migration summary

Setting Description

Content Database Name Lists the Content databases that are scheduled for migration.

Job ID Displays the identification code for the migration job.

Server Displays the server that is selected to run the scheduled migration.

Status Displays the current status of the migration job. If a migration is currently enabled, status is Online.

Scheduled Start Time Displays the configured start time for the migration job.

Time Limit Displays the configured time limit for the migration job.

Progress Click Detail or the Detail icon to view the progress of the migration job. See Job Status Detail on page 29 for more information.

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Configuring the RBS Maintenance Service The Maintenance Service performs garbage collection and a consistency check by using Windows Task Scheduler. Each content database will have only one maintenance task associated with it and each maintenance task will have only one content database associated with it.

Note: The Central Administration Pool Account must have necessary privileges to access Windows Task Schedule of other SharePoint Web front-end servers.

This section includes the following topics:

Viewing Maintenance summary on page 31 Configuring Maintenance activities for a content database on

page 32

Viewing Maintenance summary The Maintenance Service lists all the content databases that have SourceOne RBS enabled. The Maintenance summary page displays the following details as described in Table 8 on page 31.

Table 8 Maintenance summary

Setting Description

Content Database Name Lists the content databases that are scheduled for maintenance.

Web Application Name Displays the Web applications associated with the content databases.

Schedule Displays the time and frequency you have set to run the maintenance.

Status Displays the current status of the maintenance activity.

Server Name Displays the server you have set for the timer job.

Maintenance Action Lists the maintenance actions selected.

Result Provides a link to view the maintenance job results.

Last Run Time Displays the time when the maintenance activity was last run.

Action Allows you to remove or add the maintenance activity.

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Configuring Maintenance activities for a content database The BLOBS that are no longer referenced in SharePoint are called orphans. The RBS Garbage Collector deletes the orphan BLOBs from the storage.

Use the Maintenance Configuration page to:

Schedule the RBS garbage collection task for a selected content database.

Specify the SharePoint front-end servers on which you want to run the garbage collection task.

Figure 6 Scheduling maintenance activities

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1. Schedule the maintenance task by configuring the maintenance activities as described in Table 9 on page 33.

2. Click Modify to configure database settings for maintenance.

The Modify Setting page displays as shown in Figure 7 on page 34.

Table 9 Maintenance task

Settings Description

Account From the Enable the Maintenance task to run on drop-down list, select the server on which you want to run the maintenance task. Specify the username and password of the account which has necessary permissions to run the maintenance task on the selected server.

Note: Ensure that the account has the rights to create, remove, and run the Windows tasks on the selected server.

Scheduler Set the time to begin the maintenance job. If you want to set a time limit for this activity, select the Time Limit checkbox and specify the time in minutes.

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Figure 7 Database settings for maintenance

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the database settings for maintenance as described in Table 10 on page 34.

Table 10 Garbage collection settings

Settings Description

Garbage Collection Time Window

Specifies the minimum time that must pass between identifying a BLOB as having no references in the database and deleting the BLOB from the store. This guarantees the availability of BLOBs for the specified time in case a backup is restored. The default value is 30 days.

Orphan Scan Period Specifies the minimum amount of time that must pass between two orphan cleanup garbage collection runs. The default value is 30 days.

Delete Scan Period Specifies the minimum amount of time that must pass between two reference scan garbage collection runs. The default value is 30 days.

The format of the period is 'days dddd' or 'time hh:mm:ss'.

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Note: if multiple content databases are selected for scheduling, the modify settings batches modifying activity for each of them. If they have different value, you are prompt to confirm.

4. Click OK to save the changes and return to the Maintenance Configuration page.

Delete Propagation Blobs Per Iteration

Specifies the number of BLOBs that can be checked in a single transaction for the delete propagation garbage collection phase. This value can be used to control the trade-off between the overhead of creating and committing transactions and number of locks held. The default value is 1000. The value should be numeric.

Reference Scan Blobs Per Iteration

Specifies the number of BLOBs that can be checked in a single transaction for the reference scan garbage collection phase. The default value is 1000. The value should be numeric.

Reference Scan Blobs Per Work Unit

Specifies the number of BLOBs in a single work unit for the reference scan phase of garbage collection. This setting can be used to control task granularity. The default value is 100000.

Orphan Cleanup Blobs Per Iteration

Specifies the number of BLOBs that can be checked in a single transaction for the orphan cleanup garbage collection phase. The default value is 1000.

Orphan Cleanup Blobs to Enumerate Per Iteration

Specifies the number of BLOBs to enumerate in a single call to the BLOB store for orphan cleanup. The default value is 1000.

Max Consistency Issues Found

Specifies the number of consistency issues of a single type that can be found before further checks will be cancelled. The default value is 1000.

Max Consistency Issues Returned

Specifies the maximum number of consistency issues that will be reported by the maintainer. The default value is 100.

Table 10 Garbage collection settings

Settings Description

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5. Specify the maintenance tasks as described in Table 11 on page 36.

6. Click OK to save the changes.

Note: After you successfully create a Maintenance Task, you can view the Windows Task Schedule defined in Task Scheduler > Task Scheduler Library > EMC > SourceOne > RBS. You can choose to immediately run the selected schedule.

Table 11 Maintenance tasks

Settings Description

Garbage Collection Displays the garbage collection phases to perform. Check this to run or complete the garbage collection. One or more sub options need to be checked.

Consistency Check Consider the following for consistency check: Action: Specifies the kind of

consistency check to be performed. Type: Specifies the extent of the

consistency check.

Maintenance on RBS internal tables and indexes

Reorganizes the index and tables.

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This chapter describes how to troubleshoot the RBS features provided with EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint Storage Management and includes the following topics:

Logging and performance ................................................................ 38 General troubleshooting ................................................................... 41

Troubleshooting

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Logging and performance This section describes logging and performance information that you can monitor.

Logging This section is organized as follows:

RBS log levels on page 38

Configuring SharePoint trace logs for RBS on page 38

RBS log levels RBS logs events of the following category into the SharePoint trace log:

1000 Information

2000Warning

3000Error

Configuring SharePoint trace logs for RBS To configure the logging level for the SharePoint trace logs for RBS:

1. At the SharePoint Central Administration website, select Monitoring > Configure Diagnostic Logging.

2. In the Event Throttling section, select EMC SourceOne SharePoint RBS.

After the RBS farm feature is activated, the trace category is created and displayed as shown in Figure 8 on page 39.

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Figure 8 RBS diagnostic logging

3. Specify the criticality of the events to report to the following logs:

Event log

Trace log

4. Click OK to save the changes.

Make a note of the location of the SharePoint trace log files, shown in the Path field in the Trace Log section.

Note: You can use the ULS Viewer to monitor the real-time SharePoint trace log. You can download the ULS Viewer from the Microsoft Web site.

Performance counters The performance counter monitors the following:

Provider Instance Initialized

BLOBs Externalized

BLOBs Retrieved

Total Externalized Bytes

Total Retrieved Bytes

BLOBs Externalized Throughput Bytes/sec

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BLOBs Retrieved Throughput Bytes/sec

BLOBs Externalized Time

BLOBs Retrieved Time

BLOBs Deleted

To add performance counters for EMC SourceOne RBS:

1. On the SharePoint server, select Start > Administrative Tools > Performance Monitor

2. Under Monitoring Tools, select Performance Monitor, then click Add Counters icon.

3. Add EMC SourceOne RBS.

Figure 9 Performance counter

4. Click OK to save the changes.

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General troubleshooting This section describes the following general troubleshooting topics:

Solution retraction status continues to display Retracting on page 41

Activating a feature fails after deploying a solution on page 41

RBS Configuration links are not displayed on page 42

Unexpected error on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 server on page 42

Assembly manifest definition does not match assembly reference on page 44

Error message displays after activating SourceOne RBS Provider on page 45

BLOBs are saved to Content Database instead of in a SourceOne RBS store on page 45

Solution retraction status continues to display Retracting

Problem After you retract a solution, the status continues to show Retracting instead of Retracted.

Solution Stop the SharePoint 2010 Timer service and restart it.

Activating a feature fails after deploying a solution

Problem You are not able to activate a feature after deploying a solution.

Solution Deploy the solution and wait for some time, then manually activate the feature. The solution deployment requires some time because it is done through a asynchronous Timer Job.

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RBS Configuration links are not displayed

Problem The RBS configuration links are not displayed on the SourceOne Administration site.

Solution Manually activate the RBS Premium UI Farm feature.

Unexpected error on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 server

Problem You encounter an error on the SharePoint 2010 server.

Figure 10 Unexpected error

Figure 11 Unknown error

Solution 1. Turn Unknown Error to more detailed useful error message.

2. Open the web.config of the Web application that you are accessing.

For example, if you are accessing http://server:80/, open the following file:

C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80/web.config

3. Perform the following:

Set

Set

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Set

4. Set for the following files:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\web.config for Content Web applications.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\ADMIN\web.config for Central Administration.

Now, you can see the following detailed error description instead of meaningless Unexpected Error or Unknown Error.

Figure 12 Server error

Note: After the "unexpected error" is resolved, ensure that these configuration entries are reverted to the original values.

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Assembly manifest definition does not match assembly reference

Problem The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference.

Figure 13 Assembly error

Solution Reset IIS to allow the Web application to load the latest deployed assemblies from Global Assembly Cache.

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Error message displays after activating SourceOne RBS Provider

Problem An error message displays as shown in Figure 14 on page 45 when you activate SourceOne RBS Provider.

Figure 14 Activation error

Solution Activate again.

BLOBs are saved to Content Database instead of in a SourceOne RBS store

Problem Although SourceOne RBS is created for a Content database, BLOBs are still being saved to the Content database.

Solution Set the active provider to the RBS store that you have creat

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