Using OS profiles in Service templates

Hi
Having a bit of an issue and appriciate it is likely that it's my knowledge that is at fault.
I have a VM template that I can build a VM from and select an OS template to install the roles I require. Is it at all possible to include an OS profile in a service template.
Thanks
Steve

A VM Template is an OS Profile + Hardware Profile + VHD with OS.
Therefore, you would need to have VM Templates to select from as that is as granular as the Service Template gets.
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I have been referring to Chapter 11 of "Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems". The documentation for Solaris 11.0 and Solaris 11.1 is quite different. The 11.0 guide looks more correct than the 11.1 guide. But neither are working for me.
11.0 http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23824_01/html/E21798/glhwo.html
11.1 http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26502_01/html/E28980/glhwo.html
Additionally the man page examples are quite different. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26502_01/html/E29031/installadm-1m.html Example 20 seems particularly nonsensical.
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Thanks for confirming that there is no current template variable to represent the default router IP address. That's what I had concluded but I wanted to be sure of it before I a put a work around in place. As you said, this templating is new, but that's why I wanted to investigate because it looks like it could solve a few problems for me.
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The full packages are available:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2014/05/08/april-2014-cu-for-sharepoint-2013-has-finally-been-released.aspx
Trevor Seward
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Hello,
I’ve finally managed to deploy my first guest cluster with a shared VHDX using a service template.
So, I now want to try and update my service template. However, whenever I try to do anything with it, in the services section, I receive the error:
Unable to perform the job because one or more of the selected objects are locked by another job. To find out which job is locking the object, in the jobs view, group by status, and find the running or cancelling job for the object. ID 2606
Well I tried that and there doesn’t seem to be a job locking the object. Both the cluster nodes appear to be up and running, and I can’t see a problem with it at all. I tried running the following query in SQL:
SELECT * FROM [VirtualManagerDB].[dbo].[tbl_VMM_Lock] where TaskID='Task_GUID'
but all this gives me is an error that says - conversion failed when converting from a character string to uniqueidentifier msg 8169, level 16, State 2, Line 1
I'm no SQL expert as you can probably tell, but I'd prefer not to deploy another service template in case this issue occurs again.
Can anyone help?

No one else had this?

I have created a family recipe book in iBooks - can I print it using iPhoto's print service?

I have created a family recipe book in iBooks - can I print it using iPhoto's print service? I don't want to print it on our home printer - I want to print multiple copies for family members through the Apple iPhoto book printing service. Can anyone help me please?

There is no Apple print service for iBooks, and iPhoto can also only print photo books created in iPhoto.
Print your iBook to pdf. Then you have several option:
Save the pdf to a thumbsdrive/stick and take it to the nearest print shop close to your home.
Search online for "self publishing" services available in your country.
Recreate your book as an iPhoto Book. This will be a lot of work, since iPhoto's templates are more suitable for Picture books than books with lots of formatted text. To speed things up, you could use "Preview" to export the pages of your book as jpegs (high quality, at least 300 dpi) and add themas full-page photos to a new PhotoBook. This can be sent to apple for printing.
But the first two options would be much less trouble and probably be less expensive.
-- Léonie

FIM EVENT ID 3 when starting User Profile Synchronization service

I am having issues getting the USP Sync Service to start correctly in our 2013 Farm.
We are using a named instance for this install and from what I have read, it looks like that is the issue.
In the ULS I find this error "ERROR ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service FAILED ."
The event log shows this error:
.Net SqlClient Data Provider: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: HostId is not registered
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Utilities.ExceptionManager.ThrowException(Exception exception)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Data.Exception.DataAccessExceptionManager.ThrowException(SqlException innerException)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Data.DataAccess.RetrieveWorkflowDataForHostActivator(Int16 hostId, Int16 pingIntervalSecs, Int32 activeHostedWorkflowDefinitionsSequenceNumber, Int16 workflowControlMessagesMaxPerMinute, Int16 requestRecoveryMaxPerMinute,
Int16 requestCleanupMaxPerMinute, Boolean runRequestRecoveryScan, Boolean& doPolicyApplicationDispatch, ReadOnlyCollection`1& activeHostedWorkflowDefinitions, ReadOnlyCollection`1& workflowControlMessages, List`1& requestsToRedispatch)
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Hosting.HostActivator.RetrieveWorkflowDataForHostActivator()
at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Workflow.Hosting.HostActivator.ActivateHosts(Object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
The server was set up with a sql alias and we also added an alias for the server itself. Based on the below links, I did verify that the SQLInstance is empty in the registry.
I am at a loss on what to try next to get this working. As a side note, I just noticed the dev farm we have (which I didn't set up) does not have the UPS configured. I have seen references that state the only FIM 2010 SP1 works with SharePoint
2013 and am currently investigating updating the version on our server to SP1.
all help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Natalie
References:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmsmvps.com%2Fblogs%2Fhaarongonzalez%2Farchive%2F2013%2F03%2F07%2Funa-raz-243-n-mas-por-la-cual-no-inicializa-la-aplicaci-243-n-de-servicio-de-perfiles-de-usuario-de-sharepoint-2010.aspx&edit-text=
http://sharepoint.licomputersource.com/2010/07/23/installing-and-configuring-user-profile-synchronization-service-in-sharepoint-2010-2/
NLewis

Have you tried restarting the server hosting the FIM instance?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/akhawaja/archive/2010/03/24/forefront-identity-manager-hostid-is-not-registered.aspx
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Replicate Response Profile and Service Profile to ECC

Hi
In our client environmen we will be charging customer for various priorities of SLAs defined. And some more complex calculation for pricing, again dependent upon these. For this we have to replicate Response Profile and Service Profile to ECC. Which will be used for pricing in service order.
If you have worked on similar type of scenario, please guide me how this can be achieved.
Thanks & Regards
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Desktop Services Template - MS Access 2013

Hello,
I am quite new MS Access 2013. I want to use a template as a starting point for a database I am creating. I have chosen the following template to start with.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/templates/desktop-services-template-TC102489834.aspx
My issue is that I cannot seem to be able to modify the database as expected. For instance, I cannot seem to open tables in design view and when I add fields into the tables, I cannot seem to figure out how to designate foreign keys or change primary keys.
Also, on the table icons I see a little globe symbol which in the past versions I have used indicated a linked table.....I am not quite sure what to think of that. What am I missing?
Thanks!

Hi，
When we download Desktop Services Template, it is in web services format and cannot be readily edited.
We need to do following steps to convert Desktop Services Template
into a desktop database：
1. Create a new empty client ACCDB file.
2. Save Desktop Services Template in client.
3. Import Desktop Services Template to the new empty client ACCDB file.
For more detail information, please refer to the following link:
http://vb123.blogspot.in/2012/07/desktop-services-template.html
Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
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George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

Upgrading to solaris 8 using a profile file

I have successfully upgraded from Solaris 7 to 8 on an E250, maintaining the integrity of my previous applications. Is there a way to use a profile file so that the upgrade is �hands-free?� I can do this already via a jumpstart server, but is there a way to do it while booting from the Solaris 8 CD???
Thanks in advance,
Kevin

I've never had any issues with CF8 locking on emails, we send thousands without any issues.
As for the script I have honestly never tried restarting CF from itself, but I'd try calling a Powershell script, which can do the restart in one move:
get-service | ?{$_.name -match "Coldfusion 8 Application Server"} | restart-service
Haven't tried it but that'd be a good place to start I reckon.
O.

Cannot find Web Service Template

I cannot locate the template for Web Services in my fresh install of Visual Studio 2012 Professional under Windows 7. I tried resetting my my settings under Tools/Import and Export Settings/Reset all settings, and I tried devenv/installvstemplates.
Under "New Project" "Visual C#", I see the following:
Windows Forms Application
WPF Application
ASP.Net Web Forms Application
Class Library
Blank App
ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Application
ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Application
Grid App (XAML)
Silverlight Application
Split App (XAML)
Silverlight Class Library
Silverlight Business Application
WCF RIA Services Class Library
Class Library (Windows Store apps)
Windows Runtime Component
Unit Test Library (Windows Store apps)
WCF Service Application
ASP.Net Dynamic Data Entries Web Application
Get Windows Azure SDK for .NET
Install Windows Phone SDK 8.0
Excel 2010 Workbook
Outlook 2010 Add-in
Word 2010 Document
Activity Library
WCF Workflow Service Application

Hi,
As far as I know, ASP.NET Web Service Template is only available for .NET Framework 3.5, cannot used in .NET framework 4.0 or newest version.
You can use WCF service application instead. Or you can create a ASP.NET Empty Web application. Then right click the application then select Add->New Item:
You will find the Web service template:
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