Sunday, August 16, 2009

Configure SharePoint – Event ID 7079 on a new build

 

Overview

I ran into strange configuration of MOSS 2007 which was getting a whole bunch of even 7078 and 7079 and a whole variety of synchronization errors.  The engineer who was investigating this checked to make sure an Index server was a assigned to the SSP.

This was a new build and the SSP was configured on port 80 using the FQDN of one of the web front end servers which near as I can tell could have been causing some issues.  Typically when I configure an SSP, I either use a port separate from port 80 or a host header.  In this case the resolution was to create a new SSP  on a separate port and the old one removed, configuration was applied and no new errors where discovered in a 48 hour period.  When troubleshooting this type of error investigate all the configuration of the SSP closely.

 Error Message:

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Common Resolution:

The common resolution to 7078 errors is to make sure that your index server is configured correctly for your SSP.

1.  Assign an Index server to your SSP by click on Shared Services Administration:

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2.  Click on the downward arrow beside your Shared Service Provider and then click on “Edit Properties”

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3.  Find the Index Server section and make sure that an index server is filled in:

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Additional Troubleshooting

If the common resolution fails, I recommend creating a new SSP, assigning existing sites to the SSP and then removing the old one.

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