Cloning SharePoint 2010 farm with everything same

Hi,
I have one SharePoint 2010 farm running live with SQL server 2008 R2. SharePoint is in one server, Active Directory is in one server and SQL database is in another server. I am creating a clone of the existing SP farm.
I have created a private network where all 3 clone servers are connected (SP, SQL and AD). Before that, I have updated windows server 2008 R2 with latest updates and service packs. I have prepared the AD server, SQL database server and SP server within the
private network with same name, same IP address and everything same as my production server where production server is live. I have installed SP and connected with SQL database and AD with only the configuration database i.e only Central Administration is
running now.
Now I am wondering what will be the next procedure to-
1. Install Nintex Workflow, MS Office Webapps and other related software in SP server and update all with latest packs.
2. How to deploy the SSL certificates.
3. How to restore the farm database.
4. How to update SP with latest packs OR any other issues may arise during this process.
Because, i want to keep my production server live while I prepare the clone environment.
Please give some advice.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
I have restored the farm backup and trying to access my web applications. I have two web applications one is Extranet and another is Intranet with SSL.
When I request for Intranet:-
It asks which authentication I want and display a drop down list where only Windows Authentication is there; there is no login prompt for AD users.
When I request for Extranet:-
It shows An unexpected error occured.
I get the following error in the event log-
1.
Error: RuntimeFilter: Failed to load all runtime filter configurations or the runtime filter component. Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: SharePoint Foundation
Event Category: Devices
Event ID: 6631
Task Category: Web Parts
User: NT AUTHORITY\IUSR
2.
Load Control Template file/_controltemplate/ManageCrawlRulesControl.ascx failed. Thread was being aborted .
For any request it takes huge time to load including the central admin page.
Waiting for your guidance.
Thanks.

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In the popup, for Data connection, click the one we created earlier – GetUserProfileByName and clickOk.
We’re closing in on our goal. Let’s see our progress. We should see something like this:
Now that we have the user’s data read into the form, we can populate the fields in the contact form. The number of steps to complete will depend on how many fields you want to populate. We need to add an action step for
each field. I’ll show you one example and then you will just repeat the steps for the other fields. Let’s update the Job Title field.
Populate the contact form fields with existing user’s data
Click the Add button next to “Run these actions:”, and choose “Set a field’s value”.
For Field, click the button on the right to load the select a field dialog. Highlight the field Job Title.
For Value, click the formula icon. On the formula screen, click the Insert Field or Group button. Click the Show advanced view on the bottom. At the top, click the
drop down and choose theGetUserProfileByName (Secondary) option. Expand the fields all the way down until you see the Value field. Highlight it but don’t click ok, but click the Filter
Data button, then Add.
For the first dropdown that says Value, choose Select a field or group. The value field will be highlighted, but click the field Name field
under PropertyData. Click Ok.
In the blank field after “is equal to”, click in the box and choose Type text. Then type the text Title.
Click ok until you get back to the Manage Rules pane. The last previous screen will look like this.
We’re going to update common fields that are in the user’s profile, and likely from Active Directory. You can update fields like first and last name, company, mobile and work phone number, etc. For the other fields, the
steps are the same except the Field you choose to update from the form, and the very last step where you enter the text will change. Here’s what the rules look like when we’re done:
We’re all done, good work! You can preview the form and try it now. Click Ctrl+Shift+B to preview the form. Once you’re satisfied, you can publish the form back to the library. Click File –> Quick
Publish. Once it’s done, you will get confirmation:
Now open your form in SharePoint. From the contact list, click Add new item. Type in a name, and click the button and watch the magic happen!

Cannot open Sharepoint 2010 task with Outlook 2013

Before I start, I have already gone through the "Unable to open Sharepoint 2010 task from any office application - cannot open new form (schema validation errors). I have tried all the fixes listed in that thread to no avail.
What I am wondering is if it there is something more complex happening because I have outlook 2013 but our SP server is 2010.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to make this work? I have tried everything that I have found and a lot more to try and resolve this, have been working on and off on this problem for more than 6 months. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Matt,
According to your description, the task cannot be open in Outlook 2013.
The issue may be with any Multiple lines of text fields in Enhanced Rich text type in the SharePoint 2010 Task List or the associated task list for the workflow.
I recommend to check for any Multiple lines of text fields(such as Description field) in the SharePoint 2010 Task List or the associated task list for the workflow, and change them to Plain text or Rich text instead.
More information are provided in the link below:
http://mysharepointkb.blogspot.in/2012/11/cannot-open-sharepoint-2010-approval.html
If it cannot work, could you please provide more information in the ULS log?
Please go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14 to get the log.
Best regards.
Thanks

Trying to link SharePoint 2010 Enterprise with SharePoint 2013 Search Server raises error

Hi,
I am currently working for a multinational who has SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition installed, 2 WFE SERVERS, 3 APP SERVERS, 1 DB SERVER. They also installed SharePoint 2013 Exterprise recently.
   Microsoft have recently come in and set up the SharePoint 2013 Search Server to crawl content in SharePoint 2010 as the replacement search to SharePoint 2010 Search. So they have gone through process of certificates and permissions
setups I guess. I was told it was working, but recently failed. When I type in the search box on a web site for SharePoint 2010 I get the message:
         The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service.
I checked the Event log and the Critical error (in Task Category:Timer) I get is the notorious:
The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.CrawlReportJobDefinition (ID fa882704-80d9-415b-9b9d-eae5e9bdefd4) threw an exception. More information is included below.
        The search service is not able to connect to the machine that hosts the administration
        component. Verify that the administration component 'e9172a05-22ec-4904-9508-
        e5431a180c2b' in search application 'Search_Service_Application' is in a good state and
        try again.
I know administration component is the crawler. I am assuming this is permissions.
The SharePoint 2013 Search Server is picking up SharePoint 2010 site collections items fine i.e. The SharePoint 2013 search shows items from 2010 as expected.
On the SharePoint 2010 central admin box the search service enabled and running (checked with powershell). (SharePoint Server Search 14)
The Search Service id: e9172a05-22ec-4904-9508-e5432a180c2b
I also get the message in event log for gatherer on SharePoint 2010 CA and Search Server:
       Could not access the Search database. A generic error occurred while trying to access the database to obtain
       the schema version info.
       Context: Application 'e9172a05-22ec-4904-9508-e5431a180c2b'
Details:
            (0x80040e09)
Is this permissions to delete something from crawler??????
I would appreciate if someone could help on this. I have tried to be as concise as possible.
Thanks.
John.

It was a case that someone had fiddled with the Service App Associations. Hadn't ticked SharePoint 2013 search. Was still point at 2010. Thanks.
The SharePoint 2013 Search works correctly for SharePoint 2010.
Can someone confirm that the Search Service Application on SharePoint 2010 still needs to exist and hence SharePoint Server Search 14 Service still needs to be running? I am guessing it would as you search from 2010 interface not 2013. I am getting a critical
error in the Event Viewer:
CrawlReportJobDefinition (Id <SharePoint 2010 Crawler>)
The search service is not able to connect to the machine that hosts the administration component. Verify that the administration component <crawler id> in search application "Search Service Application" is in a good state and try
again.
I think this is related to the fact we have SharePoint 2013 doing the search instead of 2010.
Any ideas?
John.

Access 2010, Sharepoint 2010 issue with adding field to access db table

I needed to add an additional field to one of my access tables contained in the sharepoint list.
My application is a front end Access DB (run locally), and the backend is the 'data' database contained in the sharepoint lists.
I added the field to the database (called BOM). When I open the access list (from sharepoint) , and also look at the database in access, the field is there and things are fine.
However, it does not show up in my linked front end. I deleted the linked sharepoint tables from my front end, and then re-imported. Now I see the BOM field I created, but it has replaced the 'ID' field, which was the primary key. I had
added the 'BOM' field as the last field in the table. Now it is the first field, having replaced the 'ID' field.
What's going on here?
Thanks in advance!

Hi,
This is the forum to discuss questions and feedback for Microsoft Office, and the issue more related to Sharepoint 2010, I'll move your question to the Sharepoint 2010 forum
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/home?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding.
George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

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